Gather Soldiers…
"The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air.”
Every now and again one just gets a feeling that something has changed or, indeed, is changing. Somehow, I feel that change this evening.
Somehow I get the feeling that time is coming for us to rise up…
Somehow I get the feeling that it’s time for revolutionaries to stop dreaming and start acting on those dreams…
Somehow I get the feeling that the war which the New Testament speaks of; the war within ourselves; the war within peoples hearts is about to change in some way…
Somehow I get the feeling that the battlefields are shifting…
Somehow I get the feeling that the belligerents are changing…
Somehow I get the feeling that we need to marshal the troops…
Somehow I get the feeling that we, ourselves, are being marshalled…
Somehow I get the feeling that this is a call to arms…
“This is a call to arms, gather soldiers
Time to go to war
This is a battle song, brothers and sisters
Time to go to war”Vox Populi – 30 Seconds to Mars
September 14, 2010 at 3:46 pm
I feel it too.
Dependence on the Holy Spirit is crucial. The Kingdom is advancing– even as church attendance wanes and false prophets rise up. “From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.” Matthew 11:12
Lord, teach us to fight for your Kingdom in the Spirit, to bring it into the lives of the people around us so they can know Your love and grace.