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A very good post! And from an evangelical blogger? Were you slumming? :>) I liked this little homily of his.
A guy named Saul finds himself in dire straits. His business has gone bust and he's in serious financial trouble. He's so desperate that he decides to ask God for help. He begins to pray: "God, please help me. I've lost my business and if I don't get some money, I'm going to lose my house as well. Please let me win the lottery."
Lottery night comes, and somebody else wins it.
Saul again prays: "God, please let me win the lotto! I've lost my business, my house and I'm going to lose my car as well."
Lotto night comes, and Saul still has no luck.
Once again, he prays: "My God, why have you forsaken me? I've lost my business, my house, and my car. My wife and children are starving. I don't often ask you for help, and I have always been a good servant to you. PLEASE just let me win the lottery this one time so I can get my life back in order."
Suddenly there is a blinding flash of light as the heavens open and Saul is confronted by the voice of God Himself:
"Saul, meet me halfway on this. Buy a ticket."*
When I think about the reasons why evangelical Christians are making so little progress changing our culture, I always think of this story. We want to transform the world but never even take the first step to achieve that end. We never even “buy a ticket.”
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