The World Needs You Now.

If you’re reading this as a Child of God through faith in His Son’s finished Work, and you’re wondering, “What’s next?” or “Is this it?,” I can tell you what’s missing.  You need to be taught; and you need to be trained.  Taught the Word of God and given a solid foundation in the Scriptures, and trained in the realities of spiritual warfare.  So, your mission is to become a Disciple, a Student, an Apprentice of Jesus, the Master.  We become such by making the Word— Living and written— the overriding priority in our scale of values.  We find a teaching shepherd, and a Community of Faith with a hunger for the Word of God and a passion for His People, and we soak our souls in Truth and Grace.

Now, if this is you and you’re saying, “I’ve done that.  I’ve listened, I’ve learned, and I’ve been doing both for years ...and still,” it’s time for you to get your backside in the Ballgame {Yeah, I’m talking to you!}.  It’s time to stop riding the pine and looking for a more comfortable pew.  No more ‘Barca Lounger for Life, Baby!’  It’s time for you to serve, to put your God-given gifting into action.

Remember, “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.  The credit belongs to the man [or woman] who is actually in the Arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly ...who comes short again and again ...but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy Cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat” {Theodore Roosevelt, 1910}.

“Therefore, my Family of Faith, since we have confidence, courage, boldness to enter the Most Holy Place [the presence of our God] by the blood of Jesus [His sacrifice in our stead], by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, His Body [Matt. 27:50-51], and since we have a Great Priest over the House of God, let us draw near to Abba in order to worship Him with a true heart in the full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled [With the Blood of the Lamb, like the altar in ancient Israel.] to cleanse us from a guilty conscience [Something the blood of animals could never do!] and having our bodies washed with pure water.  Let us hold to the straight line of the Hope we profess [The Return of our King], for He who promised is faithful.  And let us consider how to incite one another toward love and good deeds.  Let us not give up meeting together, gathering as One in the Presence of Grace, as some are presently doing, but let us encourage one another— and all the more as you see the Day approaching,” the Day of Christ Jesus’ Return {Heb. 10:19-25 RR Exp}.

Are you hearing the Word of the Lord in the Letter of Hebrews?  We’re to sharpen, stimulate, stir each other up toward the actions of love and its natural offspring, good deeds.  Are you seeing this?  The world— especially the Body of Christ within it— needs you to step up... with character, conviction, and courage, to show up and be seen, to bring the Kingdom of God to bear on a million different circumstances.  And we need you now, not ten years from now.

HJC	Ric Webb  |  Shepherd Heart’s Journey Community 9621 Tall Timber Blvd. |  Little Rock, AR 72204 t +1.501.455.0296
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