Building

Today, we the church have found ourselves in a place we never thought we would be in.  At least not in the United States of America.  In 2019, we were able to freely gather together as Christians and worship God in peace and happiness.  I felt, even then, that we were a little complacent in this and were taking it for granted.  After all, there are many places in the world where Christians are persecuted and even murdered for practicing or even voicing their faith.  We have been aware of it but untouched by it.  Even during slavery and Jim Crow, African Americans were able to freely attend church.

But somewhere along the way, complacency began to slowly turn into a slight fear.  Churches began to be targeted for theft, attacks, and even murder.  As churches started to turn their shoulders toward God and their faces toward the world, the world stopped respecting the church and stopped fearing God.

And now we have Covid-19.  Many churches are unable to hold services, whether directly because of Covid-19 or because of government restrictions.  Funerals are even affected.  A member of my church family just died and was unable to have a proper funeral service.  This was almost unimaginable just two years ago.

But there is good news.  As the false churches fall away and the false Christians bow to the soft pressure of excuses, the real church and the true Christians are highlighted.  As many sit down, the few who remain standing are more easily seen.

So we are in a situation.  But we have the power of who we are in Christ and in who our Father is.  What should we do?  Well ... let's get right to it!

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