Tobymac has a new song out called, “City On Our Knees,” you can hear a clip here. In the song he asks the questions, “If we gotta start somewhere, why not here? If we gotta start sometime, why not now?” So many times we want change but we expect it to start somewhere else or by someone else.
The questions were asked long before Tobymac began to sing about them. “If not you then who? If not now then when?” But if change is going to come, it has to start with me and it has to start now. We can put it off for later or we can expect someone else to do it but I have seen what happens when we do that – absolutely nothing.
At the risk of sounding harsh, God never intended for us to be pew warmers, God intended for us to be world changers. The very future of Christianity is dependent on us. God has gifted us with the gift of life and love – what are we doing with it?
If not you then who?
If not now then when?
Thanks Brian for your words. So many people have been praying for so long for change in this town and in our own lives. My prayer is that we will be listening always for his voice. There seems like there are so many ways to turn.