Do Something!

     I have found that much of the church has somehow gotten bogged down.  It seems like the dominant focus of contemporary Christianity has been on the elimination of sin from our lives.  As important as that is, I think most people have a pretty good handle on the difference between good and evil, at least for those people who have a personal relationship with Christ.  Once I am genuinely willing to turn from sin and live a life that brings honor to God, what do I do next?  How do I distinguish between all the good choices in the world?  I think we have put so much emphasis upon avoiding sin and resisting evil that we have become blinded to all the amazing opportunities for doing good.  Have we defined "holiness" by what we separate ourselves from rather than what we give ourselves to.  Sin is "missing the mark."  The greatest tragedy may not be the sin we commit but the life that we fail to seize!  The risks we fail to take.

     God created us for action; for adventure.  In short, God created us to do something!  God can't be pleased when we only stop the wrong but become paralyzed when it comes to the right.  God created us to do good.  To do something.  Doing something requires initiative.  The greatest danger is hiding our apathy behind our piety.  We might look good to others.  We might feel justified.  But, now its time to do something.  James put it this way: "If you know what is right to do and you do not do it, it is sin." Maybe this is God's perspective on inaction; living a passive lifestyle.

     How would our lives be different if we chose to get involved, to get our hands dirty? What if we risked failing to do something meaningful!
   
     Some of the above thoughts came from the book entitled, Chasing Daylight by Erwin McManus.  This is probably the best book I have read this year.  You might want to pick it up.  Maybe its time to do something!