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September 25, 2019
Something Needs to Change
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âWhy do you call me âLord, Lord,â and not do what I tell you?â [Luke 6:46]( (ESV)
Alone in a guesthouse at the base of the Himalayas, I found myself on my knees, face to the floor, sobbing. Scattered around me was the evidence of my past week â a backpack, trekking poles, hiking boots.
I was fresh off a weeklong journey through some of the highest mountains in the world and only hours from a flight home to the States. But I hadnât planned on ending my trip with out-of-control tears. Up to that day, I could count on one hand the number of times Iâd cried in my adult life. The last time was when my dad died.
But this time I wasnât weeping because of what I was missing. Instead, I was crying because of what others â men, women and children Iâd met the previous week â were missing.
Things like water, food, family members ⦠freedom and hope in Jesus. I so longed for them to have these things that I fell to the floor sobbing, and the flood of tears wouldnât stop.
Looking back on that day, I wonder why being so overwhelmed for others in need has been uncommon for me. I think of all the church services Iâve been in, talking and hearing about the needs of people all over the world. I think of all the sermons Iâve preached about serving those in need. So why has it been rare for me to fall on my face before God and weep for others?
This question isnât just for me. I recall very few instances when other Christians and I have wept together for people who were missing water, food, family, freedom or hope. Why is a scene like that so uncommon?
It makes me wonder if weâve lost our capacity to weep. It makes me wonder if we have subtly, dangerously and almost unknowingly guarded our lives, our families, and even our churches from truly being affected by the world of urgent spiritual and physical needs around us.
Today, why do we seem to be so far from the way of Jesus?
Jesus wept over those in need. He was moved with compassion for the crowds. He lived and loved to bring healing and comfort to the broken. He died for the sins of the world. So why are those of us who carry the Holy Spirit not moved and compelled in the same way?
Jesus even challenged His followers with this question, âWhy do you call me âLord, Lord,â and not do what I tell you?â ([Luke 6:46](.
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