If we wanted to be about the business of building a great church for God, how would we go about it? You might say, “Well it’s a little late to ask that question now since we are some ninety years into the process?” I ask it anyway because, I believe, it is a question that must be re-asked just about everyday, in these fast paced and ever changing days.
Our church wasn’t organized until 1921 but it was begun in 1919. In 1919 where we are now is best described in the film, Stars Wars. In the opening scene a message scrolls up the screen, “in a galaxy far, far away…” That was Washington Blvd. 1919, and that world no longer exists. Questions asked in 1919 are inappropriate in 2009. The motive behind the questions may be the same, but it doesn’t work to ask 1919 questions in 2009.
So, if we wanted to be about the business of building a great church for God, how would we go about it? I suggest the best approach would be that suggested by Proverbs 3:5-6,
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Being the church is about being a people who live for the glory of God. It’s not about us. Its about God’s “marvelous, infinite, matchless grace, freely bestowed on all who believe!” So it is, we trust in the Lord with all our heart. What God is doing in the world is bigger than us, and we must never simply lean on our own understanding.
Being the church is leaning on God, trusting in Him, and acknowledging Him in every way, shape and form. God speaks 2009 just like He spoke 1919. So, get on board. God will make your paths straight.
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