do if money were no object ? Maybe like Bono , you ’ d like to end extreme poverty . I personally believe abject poverty could be eradicated . It should be eradicated ! I ’ m not talking about removing all poverty . Jesus said the poor would always be with us . I ’ m talking about the kind of poverty that leads to the senseless death of countless lives because we are unwilling to help people with their immediate needs and the greater spiritual need that will cause them to rise up from the ashes and live .
In Jeremiah 33:3 God says , “ Call to me and I will answer you , and show you great and mighty things which you do not know .” My commentary explains the word mighty is better rendered “ isolated ” or “ inaccessible .” The suggestion is that God will give us “ revelational insight ,” revealing things that otherwise would be inaccessible or isolated . We might look at that and think , “ How exciting to be privy to such information .” But recently the Lord drew my attention to see the purpose . The story of Jeremiah 33 is the restoration of a nation . We look at the chaos in our nation and grieve . Sometimes chaos can be divine for the purpose of bringing divine order . Let ’ s not judge with our eyes . We have the opportunity , like Nehemiah , like Jeremiah , like Bono , to turn our eyes to the one who has the answers . Like Bono , I believe every generation is given its challenges . We have many . However , I believe we ’ re entering a season of renaissance . The renaissance period is described as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history . Every mountain of culture was affected — media , government , education , and so on . In French , the word renaissance , literally means “ Rebirth .”
So again , I ask , what would you do to change the world ? It begins with calling to the one who reveals great and mighty things . Who says , with man the challenges may seem impossible , with Me all things are possible .
Sometimes , we hear about an issue , we ’ re sad , but the obstacles to bring a solution seem too big . What if we asked a better question ? What if we were willing to take risks to see our families , our cities , and nations restored ? You have a piece of the puzzle . None of us are called to solve all the world ’ s problems . But each of us holds a key to change the world . What would you
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