Have you ever been listening to your favorite song on the radio, and suddenly begin to lose reception? You love the song, and keep trying to listen to it, but it eventually gets drowned out by the static. Spiritually, I think Christians are the listener, God is the song we love to hear, and the world is the static.

The other night, I was reading about the satanic statue that a group out of New York want to erect at the Oklahoma State Capitol. Of course, being in the Bible Belt, this is a hot topic. As Christians, we view this as yet another attack on our faith. We recognize that there is a full scale attack on Jesus Christ and Christians in our society. I have believed for years that our apathy has allowed these things to happen.  As Christians we must be more vocal in government, and our schools, and our jobs. We must work hard to change laws, and views and differing opinions of a lost world.

Or should we? Is that the example Christ or His apostles set for us? Did He say go into all the world and change laws, and governments and opinions?

Righteous indignation is a word I like.  I am justified when I feel angry at things that are unfair, especially as it pertains to Christians. I feel righteous indignation because I am not allowed to pray aloud in Jesus name at a football game, or at a high school graduation ceremony. I feel it when I hear that a public school teacher is not permitted to wear a Christian symbol that represents her faith on a neck chain, or when someone questions the belief of a Christian, and then publicly attacks them for their beliefs.  But, is it really our job to change these things?

I knew a young Christian girl that decided to have an abortion after being given a date rape drug and finding out she was pregnant 5-6 weeks later. She didn’t even remember what happened that night, and the thought of giving birth to a child that came from such a terrible situation, was too much for her. She decided to have an abortion, and her mother went with her to the abortion clinic. Her mother later told me about the “Christians” they encountered. They were beating on the car windows, screaming at them. She told me at that moment she was never so ashamed to be a Christian. Her story was heartbreaking to me. I tried to imagine how Jesus would act if he were to come upon an abortion clinic. Would He hold up a hate sign? Would He beat on the car hood and the windows? Or maybe, just maybe, would He, too, be ashamed? Would He think to himself, “these are MY followers?” This young girl did not actually go through with the abortion. She is now the mother of a very beautiful 4 year old daughter. I wondered after I heard this story… What if Christians stood outside the clinic and quietly prayed for those young women going inside? What if they held up a sign that said, “Whether you have an abortion or not, Jesus still loves you”. What if they offered a place to pray with those that were struggling with their decisions”? 

We must look different from the world. Jesus said that this world hated Him, and it will hate us too. But if the world hates us because we say we are Christians, but look just like the world we condemn, how effective can we possibly be?

The government that will finally have Godly morals, and righteous laws and truly Godly leaders will be when the King of Kings returns and sets up His Kingdom. Until then, let us be about the Masters business. Lord, help us to keep the main thing, the main thing. Preaching the Gospel. Being the light. Bearing much fruit. Help us to keep the song tuned in, and not be sidetracked by the static.