I just got back from a rare date night with hubby, we watched the movie Selma which is a biopic of Martin Luther King. I’ve left inspired and it’s rare that I leave a movie feeling that way. To see how Dr King was a modern day Joseph to his people and how God used him mightily to change a nation shows that there is no limit with God.
Leaves me wondering who the next ‘Martin Luther King’ of my generation will be.
One who will stand for justice in the face of adversity.
Which leads me on to my next point. The black church.
Now I speak of the black church because recently it has come to my attention that to many we are too black. ‘We need to be multicultural’ often comes the cry.
Now Martin Luther King started a movement for the advancement of black people, his tactics of non-violent and peaceful protests eventually led to support from other nations and races.
So for me, the effectiveness of a church shouldn’t first be measured by how colourful their pews are, but rather how effective they are in the ministries that God has ordained them to do.
Martin Luther King had a job to do. He had clear aims and objectives. The church has a job to do, but more specifically, I believe that each church has a specialised job to do. God chose Dr King for a very specific purpose. What is the specific purpose for your church?
Seek God for that purpose and fulfil your purpose. Don’t get hung up on the demographics. Once God sees you mean business He will bring more hearts and souls to your fellowship be they red, yellow, black or white.
Blessings,
Maz x
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