A Call to Anguish:

This pretty much sums up what God has been teaching me recently. Why are we - as believers in the one true God - not having the passion to tell others about Him? Where is Yeshua's heart in the Church? Are we changing the world, or is the world changing us? This morning my family and I were reading Numbers 25. It is SUCH an amazing chapter, with a whole bunch of cool nuggets. It was talking about the zeal of Phinehas (Aaron's grandson). This guy had the courage to assume leadership in front of Israel to defend the name of God. He fought for God with a sword, yet how many of us can't even do it with our mouth? Why do we shrink back and hide...excusing it, "because we don't want to look weird" or "we want to be polite and not judgmental". We serve a jealous God. A God who is jealous of the attention that we give movies, facebook, texting, friends, and hobbies, over HIS glory. I don't know about you, but I want my life to be consumed with zeal for God (just like Phinehas), filled with His righteousness. I want to be radical for the sake of His great Name.

'What is the secret to great living? Entire separation to Christ and devotion to Him. Thus speaks every man and woman whose life has made more than a passing flicker in the spiritual realm. It is the life that has no time for trifling that counts.' *Amy Carmichael


~felicia