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For when he dies, he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him. ~ Psalm 49:17 John C. Maxwell, August 27, Leave More Than An Inheritance
After watching those who play the safe middle for years, I saw that safe space take a direct hit this past week. With it came the words labor pain in the middle of a restless sleep which, in the wake of events around planning for revival, I instantly connected to Jesus giving life on the Cross, to mothers giving birth in the womb, to three speakers targeted for being exactly what Jesus was accused of; daring to speak truth to a world that hates the truth.
One of my favorite writers is a New Yorker named Maureen Mullarkey who has been gifted as both an artist and a writer. We’ve become pen-friends! She penned, in my opinion, one of her best and most important works this week about a lost generation that does not bode well for our future at all. And we, as their parents and grandparents, are fully accountable and 100% responsible.
“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. … Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance. Orwell feared we would become a captive culture. Huxley feared we would become a trivial culture…In the surrender of youth culture to technology, the Huxleyan prophecy has been fully realized.” ~ Trading our intellect for “Influencers”
I wrote to thank her and shared the article with our Revival Committee adding, “This is exactly why we DESPERATELY need Revival!” Because only God can fix what we ourselves have absolutely destroyed. My good friend Pastor Mark shared some nuggets of heartland wisdom with our committee this past week:
- Somewhere along the line churches got into the practice of safe Christianity.
- Safe Christianity brought the 501©3.
- Safe Christianity made the church spiritually impotent.
- The battle for souls is on the front line, not the rear.
- There is no safety on the front line.
- The farmer prayed for revival. God brought revival. The farmer threw it out…for safety sake.
EVERYTHING, brothers and sisters has come down to a very fine and crystal-clear line between good and evil, death (inheritance) and eternity (legacy)…
What we do in life, echoes in eternity. ~ Maximus
There is no more grey. Those foolish enough to play the grey will rue the day! The double-minded will likely continue their ill-fated dance around the middle where they will have plenty of company. Don’t be fooled when they come to you clothed in their linens of what Bonhoeffer referred to as cheap grace, seeking reconciliation. But accept and embrace them only in the sack cloth and ash trappings of true repentance.
God is bringing the Revival of His Church to the Hudson Valley on Sunday September 24th. Mark it on your calendars and take it to the new Treasures in Heaven Bank! The Legacy Church pastors will know by the Holy Spirit, their House of Worship on this day! The others…
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