Pastor Wayne's World
On Facebook, for many months, there was a phenomenon going around called the Ice Bucket Challenge. The idea was to have people pour a bucket of ice water over their head and they would donate $10 to help research a cure for ALS. They would then challenge other people to do the same thing within 24 hours. If they didn’t do it, then they were to pay $100 instead of the $10. A rather unique way to raise funds, but I confess to you that I was challenged (several times) and did…nothing.
You can be disgusted at me, upset with me or maybe you really don’t care, but I have what I feel is a pretty good argument for NOT doing the Ice Bucket Challenge. I believe that the Ice Bucket Challenge is a form of bullying. It is designed to force you to do something that you would not normally do all at the expense of shame or ridicule by others. I, for one, donate money to several different charities because it is my choice to do so, not because someone challenged me online in front of the entire world to do something that I don’t want to do.
But here’s my real point. Why doesn’t anyone challenge people to go out and win souls to Christ? Why isn’t there a challenge to spread the love of Jesus to 10 people that you meet on the street today? Why isn’t there a challenge to be the Hands and Feet of Christ to the world? Are you getting my drift? Why are we not challenging people everyday to truly change the world with the words and deeds of Christ? We say we are Christians but, are we showing the life of Christ to a world that is in great need of hope, love, grace and mercy?
I’m not trying to bully you into doing something. What I am proposing is that these are the things we should be doing everyday. This is the kind of life that Jesus would want us to live. Go, do, and be should be our words of the day! Go into the world, do the work of Jesus and be Christ to those you interact with each day.
ALS is a very important charity, and I ask God’s blessing on their research. More importantly I pray to God that if it is within His will that a cure may be found, that it will happen soon. My prayer is even greater still, that we as human beings will go out and spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to ALL that we meet and come in contact with. We may be the only Jesus that people will ever know!
Blessings to all of you, now go and take the Jesus Challenge!
Pastor Wayne
You can be disgusted at me, upset with me or maybe you really don’t care, but I have what I feel is a pretty good argument for NOT doing the Ice Bucket Challenge. I believe that the Ice Bucket Challenge is a form of bullying. It is designed to force you to do something that you would not normally do all at the expense of shame or ridicule by others. I, for one, donate money to several different charities because it is my choice to do so, not because someone challenged me online in front of the entire world to do something that I don’t want to do.
But here’s my real point. Why doesn’t anyone challenge people to go out and win souls to Christ? Why isn’t there a challenge to spread the love of Jesus to 10 people that you meet on the street today? Why isn’t there a challenge to be the Hands and Feet of Christ to the world? Are you getting my drift? Why are we not challenging people everyday to truly change the world with the words and deeds of Christ? We say we are Christians but, are we showing the life of Christ to a world that is in great need of hope, love, grace and mercy?
I’m not trying to bully you into doing something. What I am proposing is that these are the things we should be doing everyday. This is the kind of life that Jesus would want us to live. Go, do, and be should be our words of the day! Go into the world, do the work of Jesus and be Christ to those you interact with each day.
ALS is a very important charity, and I ask God’s blessing on their research. More importantly I pray to God that if it is within His will that a cure may be found, that it will happen soon. My prayer is even greater still, that we as human beings will go out and spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to ALL that we meet and come in contact with. We may be the only Jesus that people will ever know!
Blessings to all of you, now go and take the Jesus Challenge!
Pastor Wayne