God is calling us to be about His agenda, purpose,
timing, and perfect will. It is time that we truly seek revival and
renewal to be God’s children. We need 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 prophesies 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?
