The internet is POPPING with tons of blogs, articles, videos and status updates declaring that the world is falling apart or that the end of the world is coming. It doesn't take much observation to see why people are responding the way they are with the natural disasters that pepper the last year's calendar. No matter your faith world view or cultural world view, one thing most are agreeing on is that something significant is on our door step. We're on a global bubble. What happens when it pops? The entire world is searching for answers. As sectors of governments, markets and cities crumble at our feet, many are sitting and wondering where stable ground is. What is going to remain if the social structure we all currently know breaks free like an ocean levee?
John wrote in his 14th chapter... "The person who trusts me will not only do what I'm doing but even greater things..."
One of the greatest values that is offered to us thru Jesus is that we are all able to operate from a place of victory, not just hoping for victory. Those that have gone before us have toiled for quite a long time just trying to convince the church what this looks like. Many generations of Christians have spent countless seasons of life in a lack of rest just because they don't really believe that we win in Christ. Do we want to the "head" or the "tail".
Jesus simply said that we would be not even just "like" Him, but that we would have the chance to do greater things. If there's ever been a time in the earth that "greater" things are needed, it's today. Our need for God is greater today than any other time in history.
What's exciting is that we have a generation of young people that from a young age have been told that the walk of faith toward God leads to victory and great hope for our future, not us all running into the hills in fear over the big bad scary world. A god that requires you to hide doesn't sound like a winning contender and this doesn't match what we know of the character of our God.
I look back at my life, remembering all the incomplete stories and broken versions of how Christianity was supposed to work out in my life. It was really depressing actually and not something people would acknowledge as "greater". It wasn't a life of rest or true peace and it really crippled my world view. I needed to understand that the followers of Christ weren't going to be less visible in the times to come, but would rise to the occasion and lead. Jesus made it possible for us to lead and be the example of life in the midst everything falling apart. If we can't show the world what real peace is and where answers to the most difficult questions can be found... what's the point of living the life we do?
I'm excited that we have generations rising all over the world that are not looking to hide, but looking to engage. Looking to give... and more importantly looking to love unconditionally. These are the core values that create the moments for greater things to be possible. Young people, will you be a person in fear of the times or will you stand on the security of Jesus Christ? It's sooo possible because it already IS. It's time for the next generation to take their place! Historically, the world shifts when youth unite for a cause. Will your cause be responding in fear or will you respond with embracing a message of victory thru Jesus Christ and the life of greater things? YOU get to choose.
