CRUISE SHIP OR BATTLESHIP?

Cruise ship or Battleship?  That is a no brainer!  Cruise ship for sure!  Seriously, in a recent Os Hillman devotional the title was "Avoiding the Escape Mentality."  It appears that today's modern day church is content to sit on its "blessed assurance" and await the return of Jesus.  Too often we have had a "cruise ship" mentality versus a "battle ship" mentality" in the church of Jesus Christ. Our army is often ill equipped to know how to take the land that God has provided through His son.  That is why believers in the modern everyday workplace must see their work and calling as an assignment from God to demonstrate His power in all of society in order to restore His rule upon the earth.  That is the key reason Jesus died on the cross--to restore that which was lost (Luke 19:10.)  The line has been drawn, we either cross over to the unknown and uncertain with eternities values in view, or be content to stay behind the lines and shirk back from the call to bring the message of revival to a dry and thirsty land.  As for me and my house we choose to serve the Lord!