"You are the light of the world..." Matt 5:14

This is our duty as Saints of the Most High. Yet, some days it is really hard to shine, isn't it? As soldiers in this spiritual battle, it is our mission to glorify the King of Kings with our lives. As tenants in the world, we fall prey to its seduction, dimming our light. It is for this reason that this blog was started. In the military, after action reports are used to review the activities of specific events. This retrospection forces analysis of these activities in light of the outcome. Likewise, willing soldiers of Christ are invited to briefly review their daily lives, and note where God is working, recognize where they have fallen short, and prepare for the next battle. The hope is to not only provide accountability for our daily actions, but to also recognize where God is working and the part he wants us to play in His mission.

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Yet to be Given a Home

A 15-year-old orphan boy desperate for a home exposed the heartbreaking state of adoption in the United States recently when he swallowed his fear and stood before a packed church and begged anyone to adopt him but someone is yet to give him a home.--LEONARDO BLAIR 

The weight of mountains sits on my heart.  Conviction grips me as I realize the state of the church--and of myself.  Jesus asked, "Which of these...proved to be a neighbor?"  I keep rereading this article--a young man yearning for love, reaches out to God's people.  He receives hugs.  He receives encouragement.  But in a church of over 300, "someone is yet to give him a home."

"Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?  And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked and clothe You?"

 "Truly I say to you to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me."

 It is easy to hug, encourage and even to write a check.  And maybe God isn't calling anyone in that church,  to take in a young man such as this. But if He was, can we hear Him? Are we even listening?  Or are we tuned out, worried about our own self, our spaces, our jobs, our time, or anything else that drowns out God calling us?  Are we convinced we are not in the right place, right time, right circumstances?

God told Noah to build an ark in the desert--not seeming to be the right place, time, or circumstances.  But we know the story.  What if Noah said he would build it once he finished the addition on his house, and his wife was done with school and he had adequate savings?

I weep for this young man.  I weep for the state of the Church of today.   And I weep as I realize that I too am guilty of gladly serving from a comfortable distance, while being too busy for the involvement Christ is talking about. God forgive me!  Lord, I pray I hear You above the "noise" of this life, see those you wish for me to serve and be willing to overlook my perceptions of the right place, time, and circumstances, and answer when You call!

I pray Davion's prayer is answered.


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