The Era of Procrastination is coming to a close; in its place we are entering a period of consequences.
- Winston Churchill
As we enter one of the most challenging financial times in our country’s history along with the normal challenges and bickering that go with a presidential election season people are hurting. Our country has lived for years by spending more than we make, living on borrowed money, we are fighting a difficult war, crippling ourselves by our reliance on foreign energy sources and not making a plan for how to take care of our own people.
The quote above was spoken when Churchill was discussing Europe’s lack of interest in doing something to stop Hitler before he began his campaign in Poland and France. The rest of the world’s lack of action caused a world war and devastating consequences throughout Europe and the rest of the world.
While we face enormous challenges today, our calling as the Church has not changed. Even though church people are hurting too, we are still called to serve our community and to reach our community for Christ. We cannot call a holy huddle and just take care of our own. Now more than ever, we can show everyone around us the love of Christ. Our efforts in the community around us are needed more now than ever before. The Church simply can’t procrastinate any longer through this period of “consequences.” The church should be leading the way to the solution. No government, legislation, tax bill, or economic stimulus package is going to save this world the way the Church of Jesus Christ can. Let’s turn our eyes out so we can be a blessing where God has placed us.