Missed the Boat
There are a few verses in the Bible which have really been bothering me lately.
John 14.12-14
12I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. 14You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
I underlined the part “He will do even greater things…” because this statement has been keeping me up at night, so bear with me as I try to explain why.
We, as in the entire Christian community, have missed the boat entirely on what it is we are suppose to be doing. Christianity has become the butt of jokes and the secular world just looks at us with distain. We are constantly in the news for the wrong reasons and typically do more harm for the name of Jesus than good.
The reason for this, in my opinion, is because we talk to much. We preach and promise but never seem to deliver. That is the fascinating thing about Jesus. He did not seem like that much of a talker, but a changer. Everywhere He went, people were changed. He demonstrated the power of God, where as we just talk about it, and I think people are fed up with our broken promises and our empty words. We tell them that God can heal, but are they being healed. We tell them that God can protect, save, restore, change, or all the other promises of God, but we continually fail to deliver, and the fault does not fall on God, but on us. We have been given a job to do and we have done it poorly. We have traded in the power for “higher education” or selfishness, or cowardice. Whatever the reason, we have missed the boat, and we must return to the place where God can really use us. The best way to prove or explain God is not in debates, but in demonstrations of his power.
Time is short and the harvest is great. We must commit ourselves to seeking the face of God with the fervency of those recorded in scripture, because God has chosen to accomplish His will through us!
Seek His Face!
Seek His Purpose!
Seek His POWER!
Dustin, that is right on the money! We talk too much and pray too little. We let so many opportunities slip by us to show people who Jesus is-could it be that we aren’t really buying into what scripture says, either? He paid the ultimate price for us to follow His lead and share His Word, and doubts and fear keep us from faithfully doing so. Thank you for posting this.We must live in a way that glorifies Him and shows the world we believe what His Word says-about Him and us!