I wonder at what point we as Christians got the idea that we are supposed to remain silent...it certainly wasn't from the bible! And yet Christians are hesitant to involve themselves in other's lives, make changes in their neighborhoods, or involve themselves in government. When the founding fathers of this country established the constitution, they didn't want the government to take over the lives of the people, but they never expected the people to stay out of the government! We are way too timid, and I above all am guilty of the offense.
By way of example, imagine you saw a man wandering across the train tracks, and you noticed he seemed to be completely oblivious. Then, you see that a train is coming and still he does not pay attention. People begin yelling, but no one is willing to make a move, apparently not seeing that the man is deaf. Finally, just before the train is about to hit him, you jump across and push him on the ground. As the man gets up, thanking you with tears in his eyes for saving his life, what do you think people would say? "Hey jerk, you got that guy's suit dirty!", or "Ya know, you should have just let 'natural selection' do its work by wiping that guy out!" (ok, maybe the so-called extreme environmentalists or 'humanists' would say that). The point is, we need to see the desperation of life and death that is at stake here. God is pushing us, not to bring us misery, but because He would be deceiving us into thinking walking the Christian life is easy. Just as the point of the military is to break one down in order to be built back up, so must it be to serve in God's army! I pray that the message God used Thomas for this weekend will ring true in our hearts; this is more than an emotion, it is a committment, like the mother of all jobs. Keep praying for one another, this is our church, and we must fight in the name of Jesus every day to make it grow!
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