WARNING: MILD SPOILERS (NON PLOT RELATED) CONTAINED
"Even if everyone is
telling you that something wrong is something right, even if the whole world is
telling you to move, it is your duty to plant yourself like a tree, look them
in the eye, and say, 'No. You move.'"
Earlier today as I watched
Captain America: Civil War for the first time, I found this line particularly
striking. I mean, it's obviously meant to be powerful; it's the line which
motivates Cap to maintain his solid stance through the whole movie. But I found
it striking for another reason.
This is what the church should be doing.
It has been far too long since
the body of Christ has planted our feet and boldly declared truth. Yet I am
beginning to see the start of a generation that will not be silenced. God is
raising up His people who say, “Enough! We are done with compromise. We are
done with keeping quiet. This is the truth, and on this truth we stand!”
The Psalm 1 generation has begun.
“Blessed
is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of
sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the
Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by
streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not
wither. In all that he does, he prospers.” – Psalm 1:1-3
There is a generation rising
who will not follow the popular culture. There is a generation rising who
delight in God’s word and immerse themselves fully in His truth. This is a
generation that will plant their feet like a tree and be unmoved as they stand
for what is right and just.
We will not compromise. We
want to ascend the hill of the Lord, so we will not lift up our souls to what
is false. We have asked the Lord for clean hands and pure hearts, and He
willingly bestows them.
Join us. Plant yourself.
Together as the Bride of
Christ let us speak truth, and when the world tells us to be silent, reply with,
“No. You move.”
