shattered truth

Shattered Truth

The extravagant, dangerous and risk-filled adventure of Christianity—of passionately running after Jesus—has been greatly watered-down by culture, transformed from a glistening sword to a metal block of boredom. Acts details a time of ferociousness in Christians—a time when Christians sent the world into a tumbling whirlwind. Where has such vigor run off to; the enthusiasm that was once held after Christ has dissolved into a mere icon of love, peace, humility and—sadly—a life of dullness and absent pleasures. Such exhilaration seems to have been washed away, eroded by the numbing effects of our society, turned into a tasteless mush. To many—and, unfortunately, most—Jesus’ words are held as symbolic and charming, yet no more than guidelines for Christian monks, when in reality his words and actions should be the soldiers’ handbook in the spiritual war we constantly wage all around us. Christians are viewed as ‘nice’ people; but Peter, Paul, James and John—as well as the other apostles—were everything but ‘nice’! These men were radical and wild-eyed maniacs for Jesus, causing the world to shudder in worry and discomfort. But this pure wildness of Christianity has been almost completely lost, doomed to history. It has nearly been replaced with the boring, sing-a-few-hymns, pray-three-times-a-day and love-your-neighbor-as-yourself tea party! The excitement found in Acts and the early years of Christianity must be returned! We Christians must once again feel the intense dangers of following Jesus, the thrill of stepping past our borders, the wonder and amazement at God’s wondrous hand in our lives. We are viewed as ‘nice people who obey a big set of endless rules and lead boring lives’. But our faith must be transformed into an eager fellowship with Jesus, where we are scared of nothing, and trusting in Jesus to help us through. We must not be ‘nice’ anymore, but refusing to deny the truth and its embodiment in Jesus Christ. The world should see us as ‘radical soldiers of Christ, fearless and courageous, standing down to no one and nothing but God Almighty’. The Christian faith must be rejuvenated! We have to become the rebels of this world, not the ‘peace-keepers’. No more can we be afraid of death, or reputations, and we must be excited to work for Jesus—and smirk right into Satan’s face. Our excitement must explode—Jesus should no longer be the cheery-eyed, giddy-laugh and rosy-faced momma’s-boy, but the eagle-like, bellowing warrior who swept against authorities and brought truth into the light: the greatest rebel to ever walk the face of the planet!