I'm just back from a great weekend with a group of our young people. We've had a great time learning from scripture, praying for each other, eating together, sharing the chores and a whole lot of laughs!
Workers wanted
One of the scriptures we looked at was Jesus instruction to pray for workers to help bring in the harvest. It thrilled me to think of how the young people were an answer to those prayers. How often do we pray and then forget to say thank you when they are answered? Personally having remembered on this occasion, I was delighted to be able to say a heartfelt thank you to Father for giving us such a delightful bunch of new co-workers.
I wonder who...?
This led me to wonder who God will bring into His Kingdom through Bethlehem Live? I think it's exciting to consider the possibilities!
I've been reading various books over this last few month that have reminded me of how Christians have changed the face of the world. We should not be surprised by this fact, but the sad fact is that many Christians suffer from poor 'self image', partly because the World and the Media in particular like to present us, at best as soppy wimps, and at worst as narrow minded bigots.
Equal and opposite reactions?
The extreme PC brigade don't help, when, in their efforts to undo some of the wrongs done to some ethnic minorities by racist attitudes, they tell Christians that our celebrating of Christmas is offensive. Sadly I've never heard of anyone from the 'PC-is-best' bunch tacking Satanists because their rituals are offensive to the minority called Christians. (Oops there I go again being a bigot, sorry Satanists we love you really....no really, we DO love you, it's the sin you are tangled up in that we hate.)
Christianity has played key roles in the development of; science, a legal system that aims to be just, democracy, art, music, literature, architecture, hospitals, social services, education, action against poverty.....I could go on. So, lets hold our heads high, the Kingdom we belong to has enriched life like no other Kingdom, and will continue to do so.
Who will God touch through Bethlehem Live, the next; Billy Graham, William Wilberforce, John Newton, or Robert Boyle? They may not be a genius, they may be from humble stock, but whoever they are God will use them to change the world they touch in some way.
Pray for 'Bethlehem Live' ask Father to add more workers to our number so that His Kingdom can advance, person by person, heart by heart, until the work is done.
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