Day 110 – It is Our Responsibility to Restore the Church.
Today’s Reading: 2 Chronicles 24 – 26
2 Chronicles 24:4-6 “After this Joash decided to restore the house of the Lord. And he gathered the priests and the Levites and said to them, “Go out to the cities of Judah and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that you act quickly.” But the Levites did not act quickly. So the king summoned Jehoiada the chief and said to him, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax levied by Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the congregation of Israel for the tent of testimony?”
We all want to point fingers, ‘Why haven’t YOU…”, never taking responsibility for the mess we made. It’s their fault, right?! The reason the Christian Church is falling apart isn’t because it’s made up of sinners (we all are), isn’t because the world is falling apart around us (it’s already fallen), it’s because Christians aren’t taking responsibility and restoring it again.
Oh yes…I said AGAIN!
What goes around comes around like 80’s clothing, it was ugly then and it’s not so cute now. Over the ages the Israelites had to restore destroyed temples and the Church as we know it has had revivals and restoration multiple times. Each time this occurs, either the Israelites or the Christians, become stagnant. They stop giving, caring, making their faith a priority, and most of all stop truly loving others. Instead, in each instance, believers become inwardly focused. Self-focused.
It’s time we stop blaming and start claiming. It’s time we stop hating and start loving. It’s time we stop excluding and start including. It’s time we stop trying to change others and start being the change we want in others.
We need to stop fighting against the world and instead fight for the church. We need to join together as a community of believers and reveal the faith we have through the love we show. We need to make Church Restoration a priority; begin Giving instead of Expecting to Receive. “Don’t carry the sign of a Christian if you don’t practice anymore.” Dr. Tony Evans.
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