I have been studying Genesis 12 and Hebrews 11 this week. What an amazing look at the power, the promises and the blessings of living by faith and not by sight. I couldn’t help but see myself as well as Mountain View as I studied these passages. And I know that we’ve all got a long ways to go to have the kind of faith that Abraham, Sarah, Moses, and all the other “faith warriors” had. So I asked myself the following questions:
1 – What would happen if we trusted in God and did what He leads us to do, even though we don’t know where that will take us?
2 – Why do we live with a fear of failure when it comes to doing what God has called us to do?
3 – How would our impact on Western North Carolina be affected if we ignored the economy, ignored the naysayers, ignored the stock market and moved in faith to the land God will show us? (Genesis 12:1)
4 – What would be the promises and blessings of God to us if we surrendered our “consumer Christian” attitudes and in humility began to live a life of faithful service?
5 – How many of us truly realize that God has put us here for His purposes, not our own. There are real people all around us who are dying and going to a real hell. And we have the answer that will set them free from sin and lead them to eternal life.
We really have no reason to doubt, whine, complain and have the attitude that we are here to be served, not to serve. Our privilege is to share the love of Jesus. Jesus Himself said that He did not come to be served, but to serve. Is that your attitude? If not, then why?
We’ve got to wake up and realize that “church” isn’t something you attend once a week. Church is the family of faith, living our faith and sharing our faith as we impact our world for Jesus. It’s time to stop doing church and start being the Church.
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