Funny, but a few days after I revamped my site to be a “Christ is the Real Man” thing, I had an experience with a real man of God.
Youth group was wild, and I’m not going to go into any details, names, etc., because I don’t want to gossip. But something rather drastic happened, and directly following Pastor Hendley’s resignation, it shook up the youth quite a bit. Rock began the announcement with a warning against gossiping and storytelling…and then launched into a bewildering statement, which he could not explain under orders from the elders. We were stunned. Following up came a teen, who without any delay admitted to the personal problem in front of the entire youth group, explained in detail, took full responsibility, and asked forgiveness. Besides the whirl of emotions in there was the dread that, even though indirectly, Rock had allowed an explanation and could lose his job. TWO incredible examples of real, honest, Christ-centered MEN showed themselves this Sunday, and no more could I fool myself into thinking I was in any way equal with either.
So, besides the apparent battles our church is going through, the looming threat of Rock’s loss-of-job (who’ll complain with me if that THOUGHT even occurs to anyone?) and the other nonsense thought up by the evil intent on our destruction, the church ITSELF, the people who make it up, are in need of constant prayer. Because of sin, Christ came to earth and died…He rose, instructed the disciples to become APOSTles, and sent them throughout the world, filled with the Holy Spirit, to form, feed, and grow the church into one body, under ONE head, with ONE, and ONLY ONE, God to worship. CHRIST is our head, and even the best pastor cannot replace Him. CHRIST is the Son of God, and even the most valuable treasure or the most beautiful person cannot compete for our adoration. And through Christ, we, children of God, can become REAL men and women, live as holy vessels of His spirit, and share Him with everyone who crosses our path.
Maybe when I’ve attained the status of Real Man, I’ll be able to face my Creator with more than a mumble. I’ll be able to tell Him that I’ve lived up to the kind of person I should be.
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EDITED NOTE: My opinion of Rock has changed in light of recent events. For now, please focus on the message in the post, and not on the names or actual character of the men involved.
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