Changing The World: Lessons From The Almighty(s)
Reporter: What makes you think God chose you [to change the world]?
Evan Baxter: He chose all of us.
-Evan Almighty
We asked the wrong questions in life, which is why we arrived at flawed conclusions.
We asked if we could change the world.
God asks if we would change the world.
Allow me to pick up from the implications of where I left off in the previous post. Changing the world is more then just changing the surroundings; it is about changing a life. Everyone can change the world, starting with his or her own life. Frankly, I used to scorn all these life changes. I lament that God seems to show less of his power on this side of the testament after Jesus came back. The Old Testament had opening of seas, stopping of sun, turning back of time, overnight annihilation of armies… and on this side of time, we only have the transformation of lives. It feels as though God has toned down His powers.
Obviously, this is another one of my flawed understandings.
In the Old Testament, despite God’s blatant display of power, those miracles failed to induce a change in the lives of the Israelites. Any repentance was temporal, done more out of fear of their own lives instead of the fear of God. In a way, the opening of the Red Sea was more of a supernatural atomic bomb; the surroundings changed, but the people didn’t. Yet though the death of Jesus, God achieved what no physical miracle could have done. He convicted the hearts of man and rescued them from damnation; He convinced them to repent. Clearly, a life-changed is a superior miracle compared to any supernatural miracle
God: Parting a soup is not a miracle, Bruce. It’s a magic trick. A single mom who’s working two jobs, and still finds time to take her son to soccer practice, that’s a miracle. A teenager who says “no” to drugs and “yes” to an education, that’s a miracle. People want me to do everything for them. What they don’t realize is *they* have the power. You want to see a miracle, son? Be the miracle.
-Bruce Almighty
Hey bro
Since you’re in this topic, I would like to share you this video sermon titled- Weekend Service with Rev. Dr. A.R. Bernard (Dated 12 Aug) from this link- http://www.chc.org.sg/english/video_sermons/index.
I garauntee you will be very blessed by the message and be ministered by His word in regards to changing the world.
The sermon communicates about the importance of the Word to determine our success in engaging our culture/world. This is explained from the Book of Daniel 1:1-16.
What Dr. A.R. Bernard shares is very insightful and refreshing with another perspective from this passage and its application towards fufilling God’s purpose.
Do enjoy. Can go straight to the sermon, it is approx 1 hour. But be quick as the video sermon is available for viewing at a limited time only!
Hi some of what you have shared is very inspiring(mostly those from the film), but I would like to ask a question(pardon me, if its a silly one though),
1.Why should man repent?
2. If he has indeed done something wrong, then isnt he repaid back in kind, due to the fallout of his own actions, right here, right now (I mean here and now as earth and a lifetime), then why is God bent on sending him to damnation?
3. If God created us, and he loves us then would He intend to correct us by showing his power or by making us realize that our actions are paid to us in the same coin.
Thanking You, would like to have a reply to these. They had been troubling me for quite some time.
was here! i enjoyed the few minutes spent reading this post!
4th to post! bro! i’ve been waiting for som1 to make this post.. apparently ur the one.. learnt alot.. i wanna be a miracle to my group and my parents =D thanks!
Hey!
I guess it’s all about faith? The amount of faith that we have in God determines a lot. With heaps of faith, we can certainly change the world because ultimately, we aren’t the ones moving mountains but God is doing it through us. And with faith, we can step out of our comfort zone and be the miracle cause God will work through us!
Thanks for all your entries! It makes my life is melb much more interesting!
Continue posting and inspiring! That’s what you’re called to do! Have faith that God will “blog” through you!
Andrew-
Hey, thanks brother for the video… intend to take my weekend to look though it. =)
Soham Das-
I replied! Its a post on my blog. I’m sure it’s hard to miss it. Heh.
Xanthe-
Another rare tagger! Next time we get the leadership team to go catch a movie together k?
Blogskinhater (aka Ricwan)-
Exactly what is “this post” that you have been waiting for? I don’t even know what is in my post has answered your waiting… haha..
Shiyou-
Hey, thanks for reading and encouraging. It really encourages, especially when its all the way from melb. =)
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very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
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very interesting.
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