A Line Being Drawn Through the Ages

Now what? It was an absolutely beautiful picture to see on the news images from around the country the long lines for Chick-Fil-A. I saw a video of a church group leading a stirring rendition of "God Bless America" in one NC Chick-Fil-A. It brought tears to my eyes. It must not stop there. Yesterday, as I followed along on Facebook, I could see a battle line being drawn. There is an old Gospel song that includes this phrase, "There's a line that's been drawn through the ages". That line is becoming clearer and clearer. The words of Paul to Timothy became clearer and clearer, I saw II Timothy 3 being played out. Even more sad are those who profess religion but have no godliness muddy the waters. I have heard in the pulpit over the years and have discovered it to be true, "Having religion does not mean being a Christian". My wife and I have already talked about supporting Chick-Fil-A wherever we go and whenever we can. It must not stop there. We also talked about our children. We talked about the future. We read II Timothy 3 together. We cried. We prayed. We shared the earnestness of our heart together and with God. I read a survey the other day that said only 14% of the American parents believe that their children will be better off than the parents were. The reasons that were stated were numerous: economy, freedom, etc. I have another reason that was not mention. It is spiritual. Paul had this to say to Timothy, "Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived." (II Timothy 3:12,13) This issue with Chick-Fil-A is not the beginning but an escalation of attacks on the tenets of our Christian faith. It is the intensifying push of acceptance of sin. We must go further than August 1. We must make clear our Bible based convictions. A pastor friend had this to say: "Let's have Jesus Appreciation Day every day." Yes. To appreciate Him in standing with and for Him. I pray that God will help me to teach my children to stand among intense pressure against the Christian faith by standing for myself. We can translate yesterday to a revival, but it must first begin in our heart. Before we can transform the spiritual pulse of America, we must start within ourselves. If we do not, then we can not expect revival. I can't wait to get to Chick-Fil-A again and have a delicious chicken sandwich, but more than that, I can't wait to go to God's house this Sunday and every Sunday and continue to exalt His name above all names. Now I must go one step farther, I can't wait to have Him use me daily for His cause and glory. August 1 and Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day has come and gone, but the spiritual battle continues. There is a line, we must ask ourselves the question of Moses to the children of Israel in Exodus 32:26, "Who is on the Lord's side?"