A few days back I blogged an excerpt from the forthcoming book, Reborn to be Wild by Ed Underwood (David C. Cook). Here’s another sample:
What happens when the judges have all been appointed and the lawsuits have ended? Only faith in Christ can change a life on the inside.
When the schools have all been reoriented and the curricula have been sensitized to God’s eternal truth, what then? Classrooms will still be full of rebellious hearts. Only God’s Spirit can internalize the Word of God.
What happens when the wars have been been fought, the soldiers have come home, and the suffering is over? Jesus Himself told us that peace couldn’t last. Only in His kingdom will the world know lasting peace.
When the votes have all been counted and even if our side wins, what then? Each and every man and woman, boy and girl who has lived in the most righteous nation in history yet has not heard and believed the gospel of Jesus Christ will, when they die, slip into the darkness of a godless eternity.
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