~ Revolution ~
Ah…Reformation Sunday. The Sunday we get to sing Tommy Walker’s “A Mighty Fortress.” That song is always fun to sing. However, it was interesting to watch a young couple who are relatively new to church life sing the song. I could definitely see confused looks on their faces at times as they struggled to comprehend the words. Tomorrow I will blog on the words of Luther’s great hymn.
We sang:
Sing to the King - Foote
Because of Your Love - Baloche/Brown
A Mighty Fortress - Luther/Walker
In Christ Alone - Townend
Wider Than the Ocean
You are the One - Baloche
Grace Alone
Pastor John’s sermon really struck home. Before the Reformation, people we’re buying their way into Heaven. People we’re buying forgiveness for their sins. The life-saving, life-transforming power of Jesus Christ that had been dominant in the early church had been lost. People could do what they want, feel no remorse, and buy their way out of it.
Unfortunately, to some degree, this is still true today. We think we’re living a free life by saying, “Hey, God will forgive me. I can do whatever I want.” Yet we’re really enslaving ourselves by sinning as Jesus said, “Anyone who sins is a slave to sin.”
The boundaries that God gives us in His Word and that Jesus teaches actually free us from the burden that sin places upon us. We are freed from guilt. We are freed from shame. We are freed from the consequences that sin brings. We are freed to live for Him!
Let’s be radical like Luther was. Let’s start a revolution just like he did. Let’s live lives passionate for Jesus Christ.
