Kingdom Vision

MISSED OPPORTUNITY, GREAT LESSON Yesterday when I was at the fairgrounds, I asked God to open doors for me to pray with people. My prayer was specifically that God would show me who he would want me to pray for, for whatever reason with the goal of perhaps bringing healing, deliverance, or salvation to someone.  I walked around the midway and I prayed silently for many people I saw. “Lord, bless this family and their kids”... things like that. After enjoying some pizza, an elephant ear, and some lemonade, I went back to my vehicle waiting for my parking shift. So far, I felt no impression to go up to anybody. I was content to just quietly pray for people, knowing that prayer matters. If there was no appointment, so be it.  As I’m sitting in my vehicle, which was far out in the parking lot, a man limped by, right in front of me. The man looked very uncomfortable. I didn’t know if something had just happened or it was an ongoing issue. There was no doubt that this man was hurting. Again,

Good morning friends, here is a thought that has been burning in my mind this morning. I hope it's meaningful to you. For the first 200-300 years of Christianity their care for the most vulnerable, relentless generosity to those in need, palpable spiritual power, and relentless commitment to Jesus as Risen King (not human government) sent shockwaves over much of the world. Without the aid of the weapons and ways of empires, the gospel spread like wildfire. Then, something happened. Christianity became legal and eventually became "normal". Not the Christianity that was advanced by enlisted ambassadors of the kingdom of God...but the Christianity that gathered crowds and left the "work" to the clergy. It became an observational faith. Participation was reduced to attending services and receiving the sacraments. The kingdom of God was no longer the in-breaking of God's healing and restoration of all creation but instead became like a club with membership. This