I was in
a meeting recently and was given an astounding piece of literature from the website
of Rick Warren, author of Purpose Driven Life . Within a few
seconds, I was reaching out to a person sitting behind me, who had a pen, so
that I could quickly write down some notes from the article. The main point of
the writing was to remind us that we should feel privileged to serve God in any
possible way. Let me put it to you the same way Rick did. God has throngs of
angels who respond to Him with perfect obedience. He Himself is everywhere at
once and can do everything all at the same time. All things in nature respond
to God's every command. In fact, had Jesus' disciples not given Him loud praise
on the day he approached Jerusalem on a donkey, the pebbles and stones on the
ground would have (Luke 19:40 ).
With all the angels, clout, and natural phenomena ready at a moment's notice
to act to fulfill God's purpose for His creation … why does He use us? Rick concludes
that God intentionally decides to use us because He actually wants to. But before
we get arrogant about this, it would be best if we understood that with all the
supremacy He possesses, God doesn't have to use us; in fact, His overarching
will is being carried out regardless of us. God's plan for the world has been
taking place, is being carried out, and will continue to manifest until it's
completed. The critical question here is as follows: Will you be part
of it?
Let's take a look at some historical happenings. God knew since the beginning
of time that He would free the Hebrews from their enslavement in Egypt . With
that in mind, wouldn't you rather have been Moses or Aaron (or even Miriam's
servant) when all this happened than a sideline spectator? God had always planned
to free India from the rule of the British around the middle of the twentieth
century. Would you have preferred to be a co-laborer with Gandhi in this successful
effort or out-of-the-loop all together? And God had the foreknowledge to see
that sooner or later a Civil Rights Movement would come along in the United States
which would offer all Americans access to first-class citizenship after more
than two centuries of inequality. Wouldn't it have been great to have been in
the trenches of the struggle with Martin King and Andrew Young than riding on
the coattails of their efforts?
God is going to do His thing come hook or crook. His plan will transpire and
that's a fact with a period at the end. I can't speak for you, but I would prefer
to be an active part of a team that is guaranteed a win than to miss out on the
inevitable.
It's time to get in place!
If you regularly keep up with what's going on at the Yuinon and with Christian
Hip-Hop in general, you and I have something in common: an unquenchable desire
for the ultimate Truth (who's name is Jesus the Christ) to penetrate this culture
and lead folks into a fantastic relationship with God. With that in mind, have
you ever asked yourself what your place is in the Christian Hip-Hop
Movement? Let me tell you something, in spite of all the challenges and opposition
we go through (or maybe because of it) this missionary effort to the Hip-Hop
culture will succeed. There's no way in the world God would awaken,
save, deliver, and raise up so many talented artists and laborers within the
Hip-Hop culture with the unscathed truth of God only to say, “Ooops … my bad.
I totally forgot I wasn't allowed to reach human beings through a culture that
has been questionable in the eyes of some folks from its beginning. Forgive Me.” I
don't think so. If anything, He would remark, “Well, I've been saying I want
to bless all the people of the Earth since the twelfth chapter of Genesis. The
people of the Hip-Hop culture are no different.” Do you want to experience the
privilege of co-laboring with Christ to bring about a revolutionary cultural
shift within Hip-Hop? Or would you prefer to watch it on television knowing you
could have lain your life down with us?
It's crucial at this point, fam. Hip-Hop is exporting the worst pile of feces
to the rest of the world than it ever has before, not to say anything about how
it's poisoning our own country. Lyrical content has been reduced to illicit sex,
parties, rims, cash, jewels, and other lifeless entities that never fully satisfy.
On the other hand, Christian Hip-Hop includes the most talented rappers around
with substantive subject matter that speaks eternal volumes, and ever-improving
production to match. This Holy Culture needs to be on everyone's radar like,
yesterday, no matter what the response will be. What is your role? My suggestion
is that we all get on board with everything we individually bring to the Hip-Hop
table and experience the incredible benefit of putting our hand to the plow side-by-side
with Jesus the Christ.
~ Eve the Zealot |
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