"The reason the son of God appeared was to destroy the devils work." (1 Jn 3:8)
The enemy is at work. He's a relentless, busy adversary who has only one objective. He is driven by a singular obsessive compulsion: an eternal hatred for God and those made in his image. The handiwork of the enemy can be seen almost everywhere: from prisons to broken marriages to homeless families in refugee camps. When Jesus came he put the enemy on notice: their time was up. Their citadels of hate were coming down. The work of God is restoration. His antidote to hate is unconditional love. His remedy for brokenness is unlimited forgiveness. Everything Jesus came to model was the undoing of the works of darkness. He came to set in motion a revolution of devil-busting hope. The world that Jesus came into was incredibly dark. The vast majority of the population in the Roman Empire were slaves. Today it's outlawed and being eradicated. What changed? One thing. One person. Jesus ended slavery in Europe, not be leading an armed revolution, but by laying down his life in a selfless act of love. Instead of inflicting violence on others he allowed the violent to nail him to a cross. And then he did the unthinkable, something completely unexpected, something no one had ever witnessed: he forgave them all. That's what changed the world. Those words from the cross ushered in a new age of resistance against the powers of darkness. They changed the hearts of his disciples, who just a few days before were sharpening their swords. Jesus led by example. There is no other way for real change to happen. Today is the same. God is looking for change-agents who will march into the dark areas of this world armed with one defense: salvation in Christ. He is looking for you and for me. He is summoning this generation of believers to the high calling of transforming every nation, tribe, people and language with the glory of God.
Heavenly Father, ignite in me a revolutionary spirit for your Kingdom advance.
#worldchangers
The enemy is at work. He's a relentless, busy adversary who has only one objective. He is driven by a singular obsessive compulsion: an eternal hatred for God and those made in his image. The handiwork of the enemy can be seen almost everywhere: from prisons to broken marriages to homeless families in refugee camps. When Jesus came he put the enemy on notice: their time was up. Their citadels of hate were coming down. The work of God is restoration. His antidote to hate is unconditional love. His remedy for brokenness is unlimited forgiveness. Everything Jesus came to model was the undoing of the works of darkness. He came to set in motion a revolution of devil-busting hope. The world that Jesus came into was incredibly dark. The vast majority of the population in the Roman Empire were slaves. Today it's outlawed and being eradicated. What changed? One thing. One person. Jesus ended slavery in Europe, not be leading an armed revolution, but by laying down his life in a selfless act of love. Instead of inflicting violence on others he allowed the violent to nail him to a cross. And then he did the unthinkable, something completely unexpected, something no one had ever witnessed: he forgave them all. That's what changed the world. Those words from the cross ushered in a new age of resistance against the powers of darkness. They changed the hearts of his disciples, who just a few days before were sharpening their swords. Jesus led by example. There is no other way for real change to happen. Today is the same. God is looking for change-agents who will march into the dark areas of this world armed with one defense: salvation in Christ. He is looking for you and for me. He is summoning this generation of believers to the high calling of transforming every nation, tribe, people and language with the glory of God.
Heavenly Father, ignite in me a revolutionary spirit for your Kingdom advance.
#worldchangers