- From Psalm 103
For over a a week now, the world of Christendom has marveled at the unfolding drama at Asbury University.
A revival started quite innocently and simply, via a prayer meeting of some students. It continued. It grew. It flourished without a break. And God willing . . . it will begin to spread.
What families could not do. What schools could not do. What law enforcement could not do. What politicians could not do . . . God is now making happen, with just a thought.
For me, at least, the shooting last week, at Michigan State University, was the last straw. One MSU student is a young woman that I have known since she was a pre-schooler. Her roommate was one of the fatal victims of the shooter. That's too close.
Other developments in the world are equally troubling . . . and they too may reach a point that is too close. I have known the action that I may take, for some time, but have stalled. God patiently works with me. He quietly provides. He opens doors. He closes doors. And today, here we are . . .
Within a twenty-four hour period - the final straw, for me, of shooter horrors, happened; but so did the launch of a revival, the likes of which America has not seen, for decades. We are getting a true side-by-side comparative view of how God acts, versus the crazy random violence of humanity.
In the end, God wins. And when God wins, good things happen to people. We get fed, clothed, housed, and we get treated to nice things. We get beauty and plenty. We get eternal life. When God acts, good things happen. When humanity messes things up enough, God acts.
God is youth. And God is life. God is everything that humanity has ever yearned for. Immortality. Quality of life. A future. True freedom from want. God is the answer. Jesus is the answer.
We all know what we need to do. When we do what we are called to do, shooters disappear. Prayer, and action, are all it takes to get us through all of this. And on the other side of this . . . are good things.
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