Does it not fall in the boundaries of God’s law and desire
for us to boost our activity in the Name of Jesus and be about His
agenda, timing, and perfect will? Is it not time that we truly seek revival
and renewal to be God’s children and to love and worship Him alone with all our
heart, mind, body, and soul? Are we ready to get off the slippery slopes and
sinking sand to stand on the only firm and sure foundation, the Rock of
our salvation Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God? Shall we set about
trying to recover that “first love” and joy of knowing Christ? Will we
be willing to listen and obey God’s increased demand call on our lives,
time, finances, heart, and actions? Will we help our neighbors and
country to hear the truth, that we do trust in, want to bless, and will strive
to be “One nation under God”? I believe
it’s time!
In 1963 the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood before God
and the country in front of the Lincoln Memorial and said these words: I say
to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and
tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American
dream. I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day every valley shall be
exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be
made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the
Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. This is our hope.
This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be
able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we
will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful
symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to
pray together, to struggle together and, to stand up together.
The Word of God says in Numbers 12:6, he said,
"Listen to my words: "When a prophet of the LORD is among you, I
reveal myself to him in visions, I speak to him in dreams. Today we find
our situation like the one found in 1 Samuel 3:1, the boy Samuel ministered
before the LORD under Eli. In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there
were not many visions. The Bible
prophesizes in Acts 2:17, “‘in the last days, God says, I will pour out my
Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men
will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
It is time “even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow”
to have a dream. Realize that God is in charge, and he can do all things. By
His strength and in His will He can use us as part of His purpose and plan. With
this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle
together and, to stand up together. By God’s Word He will reveal Himself
and give the vision for our church and country, but we must turn to Him in
faithfulness, obedience, and love. Amen?