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There is but
one revolutionary – past, present, and future, for all eternity – and
the name of that revolutionary is Jesus Christ. All others are nothing;
all others are but vapour; whatever they have accomplished, whatever they
build, all crumbles to nothing and will be forgotten in the seas of time.
But one name
shall stand above all. Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord. He is the only one capable of revolution, of real
and lasting change. He is the only one capable of bringing peace. Manmade
peace is a peace that will not last; it is a peace that ends up in war and
misery.
The revolution
of Christ is not on the outside with guns, not on the outside forcing in,
but it is from the inside of an individual. Christ's revolution is in the
‘heart’, the human ‘heart’. By His Spirit He comes and changes the
warlike person into an innocent child. By His Spirit He turns the sword
into a ploughshare.
Oh! that the
revolutionaries of the world knew the revolution of Christ, for then they
too would become real and lasting revolutionaries. They would know what it
is like to taste victory. A victory that cannot be taken away, but is
secured eternally by His blood. The revolution is in your heart; the
revolution changes the way you think and act; instead of killing others
and forcing them your way – you must die to yourself and your sinful
desires. The revolution is in your death and the resurrection power of
Christ.
Doubt it not!
Christ is risen, sitting at the right hand of the Father as High Priest to
all the saints.
Would you be a
true revolutionary or would you choose to go the way of the world,
grasping after the things that cannot and will not last? For the
revolution is Life, and all other movements are death. There is no Life
outside of Christ's revolution. You may struggle and strain on your own
power, and you might gain an inch, but in the end, even that inch will be
taken from you and you will be left naked and dying. Or you can choose to
submit to Christ's revolution, being at one with Him, listening to His
voice, and you will find the victory that many have sought in vain for
through their own human power. To join with Christ is to become a
revolutionary, and a revolutionary that has victory over all things, even
death will not be able to touch you, for death is an enemy to be put under
Christ's feet.
I put before
you the choice, of Life or death, victory or defeat, sweetness or
bitterness; therefore, choose Life: the revolution of Christ. Let Him into
your ‘heart’ that He might begin His work in you, and He will see it
through to completion and perfection.
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