HUGE COMEBACKS…There have been many times in history when the Christian faith has been in decline. Every major news source is reporting a major shift in America’s religious interests presently. And again, Christianity is seemingly losing its influence. Yeah…yeah…yeah…heard it before. The story of God has been pushed to the back burner many times. But it never stays there…
“And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward…the zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.” ~Isaiah 37:31-32
This verse reveals one of those times when the God-story had been successfully hushed. The Divine fire had seemingly been extinguished. But beneath the surface, some embers remained. A remnant of people still believed in a God who could show up and do anything. From this remnant a comeback emerged. I like how this verse captures the nature of comebacks…“roots downward”…“fruit upward”. That’s how a turnaround is forged…roots & fruit. Its painstaking I suppose, but it’s the way God has charged back into the human scene over and over again. Presently, there is a very real come-back occurring before our very eyes. No it doesn’t look like the Christianity yesterday, but its happening. Christ is pushing His redemption mission from back-burner passivity to front-burner engagement. And some people are getting it. Roots are deepening! New fruit is forming! And Christ is making it happen by implanting His zeal in hearts. Never count out Christ! It’s in our heritage to make HUGE COMEBACKS! ~verlon
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"Truth can never be extinguished no matter how hard we try to smother it...It would be like trying to extinguish a billion-billion suns in a billion-billion galaxy's with a squirt gun...
ReplyDeleteSo it is, the truth of the even greater God, and that which created it all ...."
Is there anything in man's arsenal of denial that could possibly compete with that ???.....Man needs to drop the squirt gun, don't back away from the pure flame of truth, and just face him..
" Every word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him." Prov...Definitely squirt gun proof, impervious...Your right V you can't stop that and it's just a matter of time. God created that too and we can't stop that either....