There is a lot of turmoil in our world. Go to social media and you will see it’s all pretty anti-social. There is a real temptation, even for those of us who follow the Lord, to want to get into the fray and duke it out. Who knows, there may be a time and a place for that, but by and large does that really accomplish what we’d like to accomplish and does it really honor God?
Now please hear me, I know there is a time to take a stand, but do we really show the love of Christ when we fight and argue with people? Further are people ever really argued and fought into the church and/or God’s Kingdom? I think the vast majority of the time, the answer is no.
Further when we look at the massive problems our society faces and the division that happens between people, it is easy to get overwhelmed and frustrated. That does us no good. We are in this world to help it and bless it and to introduce it to the only One who can fix what’s broken. Sometimes it feels like we look to every other solution, but friend, The Gospel is the answer.
If we will be faithful to us Savior’s call, our job is and will always be to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth. What brings people to repentance? The Gospel. What changes hearts and minds? The Gospel. What turns sinners into saints? The Gospel. What did Jesus command us to take to the ends of the earth? The Gospel.
What to change the world?
The Gospel is the answer.