Burn The Bandwagon

I believe that we put too much stock into what other people think of us. Wait. I know as Christians we need to always represent our God well, but that's not what I'm talking about. We look to others to see if we're "cool enough." We try to be in the world and slightly "of" the world--enough that we are different. We think in our heads "If I'm just ever so different, then they'll be attracted to Jesus." We think we need to represent Jesus with a "good face." We say, "well, God, Your plan to preach the gospel is just, I don't know, counterculture." And we forget what attracted us to Christianity in the first place. That is, its defiance of worldly reliance and emphasis on God's power. We forget that all we do is lead others to Christ. We show them the straight and narrow but they must walk it themselves. If we give the entrance a snazzy banner to "attract" others we're just blocking the view of the cross. We need to burn the bandwagon and just stand up, and stand out. The gospel is good news! The cross has saved us. God Himself lives inside of us. It is what this world needs. . . . Not another bandwagon.

~TDH