1 Peter 4:10
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.
Benjamin Kwashi, the Nigerian archbishop said “Whenever and wherever the gospel is truly lived, it must bring change in behavior, etiquette and character; it must bring change in health, in the environment, in education and the economy; it must bring progress and development to people and take the lead in community life and conduct for peace and justice.”
Yesterday as I attended one of my R.A’s 21st birthday party, it gave me an opportunity to catch up with another R.A instead of wallowing in meaningless talk with the regular bunch. It was a kairos moment for me because it was a moment to pour out and I enjoyed the heart-to-heart talk. Like a breath of fresh air I was renewed.
Even after so many years of releasing rangers to stand on their own feet, it was good for me to have moments like this to regroup and have the opportunity to reconnect with honesty and openness.
Of late, too many individuals seem to be lackluster. If you do a simple dip-stick survey of the spiritual health of many, you may feel like I do: something stale and of decay is in the air and there aren’t lives that are alive. Does not help that suddenly, I witness many Halloween celebrations over the past week and it triggers alarm bells as I feel the insidious intentions masked behind novelty and fun of a spooky party theme. Yet the church is silent and has not chosen to correct and instill Christ-like values to its young.
I strongly believe that this is just the start of the rapid decay of Christian lives as the end times accelerates. For all the great accounts of a Christian’s past encounters with God, it’s how we end that matters and many are starting on a downhill spiral. So it is imperative for us to arise and administer God’s grace into lives.
Today, we must take heed to live the gospel and hold higher Christ’s light of hope to all. That through us, we will bring positive change to the many sickly, lackluster and decrepit lives. We need to care more for them than we have ever cared. We need to heighten the alertness of our spirit-man because the battle fought in this new age of the millennial generations warrants an upgrade of our traditional counter-measures to address their compromises.
We must live the gospel and bring renewed change in the lives of those around us and in our churches today.
M.
"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden." (Matthew 5:14)
