Revolution: Now
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
There is a lot of things that go on in our day to lives. we have part time or full time jobs, families to care for. Children to feed and protect and get prepared for school, perhaps college. We have mortgages to pay, vehicles that have to be kept up or they die. When does it end? It ends, here and now. God first. Everything aspect, every fiber of our being must be lived out with God’s kingdom first and in sight. His standard for living must be a focal point in my life. How I deal with my finances, my relationships with my family, friends and co-workers must be lived out by seeking God first. I have to be second.
To be revolutionary, we must begin here-by living for Jesus Christ. There is no room for compromise. There is no room for sharing Christ’s glory with anything or anyone else. Everything must change, everything must become second to Him. He is second to none!
Do you want to live for God, to answer the call He has placed on your life? Repent of letting God become second in your life. repent, turn to God and live! I want to be on fire for God, to live for Him, to seek his will for my life and to live His will for my life. I am a Christ follower. That is not something I say or do, it is who I am. Following Jesus is what defines me as a person.
If you want to be a revolutionary, if you want to live the will of God for your life, if you want to be part of the Jesus revival that is going to fall, stand up and repeat this…
We are the revolution. We are the heart of the Jesus movement. We are His hands, reaching out to the lost and serving the poor and the broken. We are His feet, going into the world and healing the sick. We are His voice, sharing the good news. We are his eyes, seeking for opportunities to minister. We are visionaries, daring to believe that god can and will change our community. We are driven by passion to love those around us without condition. We have audacious faith in our hearts, trusting in God, for the outpouring of His Spirit. We are radicals for Christ, advancing His kingdom into the world. we are not ordinary people anymore. We are revolutionaries. We have one goal: to infect Jesus culture into our area.
The revolution is here. The revolution is now. The Jesus revolution begins in you when you decide to put Jesus first. The Jesus revolution begins when you willing choose to leave behind the life of compromise and to walk away from the fear that holds you back from sharing Jesus with the world. The revolution begins in you, when you deny yourself and take a stand for Christ-in your workplace, in the midst of your friends and family.
The Jesus revolution begins in you when you live a life pursuing God and His kingdom and you begin to live a life worthy of the high calling that God has given to you. The Jesus revolution begins when you surrender everything for the sole purpose of seeking God, His will and His plan for your life. It begins when you live your life as a sacrifice to God. It begins when you take up your cross and follow Jesus.
The Jesus revolution begins in you, when your life is transformed by the renewing of your mind. It begins when you repent of your sins and you forsake your desires and you live the life God has for you. It begins when you live according to the Spirit of God and deny your flesh.
The Jesus revolution begins when you love God with all of your heart, mind, soul and strength and you serve God because you love Him. The revolution begins when you love others. It begins when you serve other because you love God so passionately that loving and serving other people becomes a part of your DNA.
That is the Jesus Revolution. He died for me, I will live for Him. (Jesus Christ died for me, if I let Him live in me.) When you join, experience and live the revolution, then and only then will you begin to echo Christ.
I am unashamed of the gospel of jesus Christ. I am committed to the cause of Christ. I am willing to surrender and deny my life and follow Christ. I am willing to die for His cause. I am alive to shine his light into the darkness, to carry my cross. I have decided to follow Jesus and there is no turning back. I am compelled by his love to live a life worthy of the calling he has given to me. I am called out of the darkness and into his marvelous light. I will live by faith, trusting in God always.
I am a follower of Christ, it is not just what I do, it is who I am. Being a Christ follower is what defines me. I am a slave to God and my identity is in Jesus Christ. I am set apart for God’s will and his purpose. I have the Creator of the universe and the Savior of the world living inside of me. Jesus lived his life for me and he bears the scars of my salvation upon His wrists. His blood pours out redemption for me. his life broke the power of sin. I am set free from the grip of Satan over my life. I am free in the Son of God. The resurrection of Christ speaks eternal life to those willing to believe and follow after the Son.
Jesus Christ has defeated death. His love is eternal and his grace is available. He calls out to his lost children, he calls his sons and daughters by name. he calls out to us to reach out to those who do not know him. his expectation is that his followers follow in his footsteps. Jesus began a movement of revolution, unlike the world has ever known. His love, his compassion, his forgiveness, his life totally surrendered to God, was a revolutionary. He was counter cultural, he was a rebel, he was a radical, he was a revolutionary. We are called to live as he lived, to be imitators of Christ. To be revolutionaries ourselves.
We are visionaries, daring to believe that God can and will change our community, we are driven by passion to love those around us without condition, we have audacious faith in our hearts, trusting God for the outpouring of His spirit in the upper valley. We believe a revolution is coming. The revolution is a revival, here in our community, here in the upper valley. We are radicals advancing the kingdom of God. we are not ordinary people, we are revolutionaries. We are here with one goal: to infect Jesus culture into the upper valley.
Revolutionaries change the world around them by doing something different and by being different. The first question is this: do you want Jesus in your life? do you want to join in with the revolution He began? Do you want to step out of the comfort zone in which you now live, and live the revolution? This revolution is defined by love, grace, mercy, forgiveness and compassion.
There’s so much more to life than what we see, feel, touch and sense. There is eternal life-a life of passion, truth, grace and mercy. Eternal life is defined by knowing Christ and God the Father who sent Him.
Christ set us free from the bondage of sin. He did so that we might be His sons and daughters and that we might advance His kingdom and champion His cause. We live with the Creator of the universe, the Savior of the world and His Spirit within us. We can change the world by living radically for Christ. do you want to change your world for Christ? Do you have a burning desire to see God move in the midst of the people around you? Do you desperately want to see God move in your life and work through you?
The revolution is this: live the gospel. Believe in what it says and live what it says. Do you want to join the revolution? Pray about what you can change in your life to begin living the gospel message out.
So I ask you, do you want to be part of the revolution?> be the change that comes from being set free. Live by faith. Share your testimony. Advance the gospel of Christ, further the kingdom of God and champion the cause of the great commission in your community, in your home and in your work area. Cause a difference by being different.
