Justice

We sit idly by day after day waiting for God to call us to action. We wait for a sure sign, big flashing neon arrows directing us where to go. But they never come. And so we sit and wait. Meanwhile we waste our lives with pointless entertainment and pollute our minds with the lies on T.V. and in magazines. We’ve become so preoccupied with getting ourselves the newest, biggest, thing that we never even realize how blessed we truly are, forgetting to give the glory where to glory is due. We’ve been so surrounded by the ideas and standards of this world that our entire way of thinking has shifted without us realizing it. Rather than asking God what he wills for us to do, we’ve begun to do what we want and then in retrospect try to fit it into God’s will. No longer are we set apart from the world. We buy, watch, and say the same things, with no concern for the lives that Christ has called us to. We cry when we things don’t go our way or when our material possessions are lost, stolen, or broken. And yet not a tear falls from our eyes when we look at a picture and stare into the eyes of a child soldier or a mother dying of AIDS clutching an infant to her chest. The problem isn’t that we are blind to the injustices of this world; it’s that we choose not to open our eyes. We’ve grown numb to suffering. So stop sitting with your eyes closed and your hands covering your ears waiting for God’s calling. When you are willing, you will realize that God has already called you. It’s time to wake up, make a stand, and GO!

“And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8