“Creation waits
with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God…. For we know that the whole
creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now…(Romans 8)
In the last two years especially there has been urgent
evidence of the groaning of Gods creation: Haiti, Chile, Egypt, numerous
natural disasters on U.S. soil, now Japan. Many have coined 2011 as the year of transition; and I
believe it is exactly that. And in transition there is necessary shifting. I
believe we will see much more groaning and shifting in our world this year. And
we, the sons of God, are the answer. The real followers of Christ, the children
of the Most High, WE are the light of the world.
God has been raising up His people. He has been building an
army of lovers and of truth speakers. He has been endowing us with more of His
mind and heart so that we can testify of His goodness, righteousness and peace. In the past two years, I have gone through some fantastic
transitions of my own. I remember in December of 2008, lying in my darkened
bedroom in San Francisco crying out to God to save me. I was tired of all the
crap my life had lead to. I hoped there was more to my existence. I was so far past my wits end that I
was ready to throw it all away if God didn’t show up and do something. But He
did. He came and picked up my brokenness and took me into His
healing embrace. The Holy One who created the WORLD, came to my rescue. Because
that is what He does.
Now, the Lord is revealing us, the Redeemed sons of
God to our broken world. Let us advertise our redemption!
So this is a call brothers and sisters in Christ– young and
old-…. this is OUR time. This is our time to testify to the true character of
our mighty God. To give out what we have freely received! To bring the Kingdom
of heaven, and the power of the Holy Spirit every place our feet tread, to
choose the narrow path, to swim against the current. To stand against the lies
the world believes and show them the truth. To be joyful in the face of
destruction and to stand firm while the earth buckles beneath us. Creation is waiting for us, with
eager longing.
So let us arise and shine for our light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon
us. Darkness covers
the earth and a thick darkness over the peoples, but the LORD is
rising upon us and
His glory will be seen upon us. Nations will come to our light and kings to the brightness
of our RISING (Isaiah 60). This
is a promise, not a hope. This is a call, not a request! Lets fulfill our
destinies.
