I spent some precious time with one of my best friends in life Tuesday night and Wednesday night. You know how you have those friends for life that although you don’t talk as regularly, when you get a chance to see them, you pick up right where you left off. Darren is that kind of friend.Â
Darren is a pastor at a church that has caused him much grief and sorrow over the last year or so. This is one of those churches that has no vision for reaching people with the life-changing message of Jesus! I shouldn’t lump all of the people in the same basket. To be honest, it is probably only a few people causing the problems, but they seem to make the most noise.Â
Proverbs 29:18 (NKJV)
18 Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; But happy is he who keeps the law.
Another word for “revelation” is “vision”. Where there is no vision,any old purpose or direction will do. When you do not clearly understand your purpose in life or in a church or in any organization, anyone else’s purpose or direction will do. This is what happens in churches that forget what our “vision” as Christ-followers is focused around.Â
Miserable people without a vision for their life always make everyone else around them miserable!
We are here to share Jesus with others! That’s it! That’s all that matters! Nothing else!
Check out Matthew 28:18-20; check out Luke 19:10
First of all Darren is my friend and when my friends hurt, I hurt. I felt like getting in my car, calling my AW committee, (“W” stands for whooping; you figure the “A” out!) and heading out to “lay hands” on some people!
We must understand clearly what God has called us to do! God has put us here to lead people to follow Jesus and Make Disciples! That is it! The rest is simply determining the best WAY to do it where you live.
What is your vision for life? What is the vision of your church?
NOW, get up and walk outside your house, office, cubicle or whatever and go have a conversation with someone that needs encouragement and hope. BE JESUS to somebody. Go ahead! Walk across the street!
