“Make the CHURCH great again”

It has been claimed that we live in the greatest revolution ever witnessed by the human race. Almost everything is in constant change. From medical science to economics, politics even warfare, to education, entertainment and exploration. Advances in technology drive these radical changes. My children have no idea what an eight track is and my idea of a tweet is a little yellow bird. So how does the Lord’s Church adjust progress and how do we keep relevant to the times? We will, or first importance, make certain we stay on the “old paths” neither turning to the right nor the left. Psalm 25:4  “Make me know Thy ways O Lord, Teach me Thy paths, Lead me in Thy truth and Teach me, for Thou art the God of my salvation”.  The almighty God has a way, a truth, a path that we must travel in obedience to Him as our act of worship and adoration. We must allow Him to lead us along His way through the life example of Jesus. To truly love the Father is to remain in Him and to walk with Him for “all the paths of the Lord are lovingkindness and truth.” (vs10)  God’s will must never be tampered with. His eternal and unchanging mandates according to His covenantal promises are the foundation of faith in Christ Jesus. The methods, by which we achieve them, however, are subject to change. In fact, successful evangelistic tactics 150 years ago are most likely ineffective today. Strategies of witnessing must change and remain applicable to the times, without corrupting the truth of God’s will. Preserving man made traditions of the past for the sake of routine or custom can propagate a mediocre and dissatisfied church. People are craving a dynamic spiritual life filled with truth and power supplied by the word of God. The Father seeks true worshippers to worship Him in spirit and in truth. The church has been left with the freedom to do just that, even in a progressive world. The potential power to effect the world is within our reach, under a humble, genuine leadership and a church fed up with complacency, lethargy and despair. People with a zeal for the cause of Jesus will make the church great again and change their world.