Standing Alone

I have recently begun reading part 2 of a 3 part book series on Winston Churchill titled “The Last Lion.” This part of the series covers the life of Churchill from 1932-1940, his “alone” years.

I love reading about Winston Churchill. He was an imperfect man with many flaws who failed on a massive scale in a very public way as a result of his youthful arrogance many years before. Now many years later he is a broken and humbled man.

So when he saw that the growing threat of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi invasion became a very real possibility he was mocked and scolded for wanting to take a stand to take preemptive measures to stop Hitler.

His country wanted to compromise with Hitler but Churchill said these words “You cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth.”

There was no bargaining with the Nazis as it was submit to Nazi rule or die. He stood not only against the Hitler and the Nazi party but against his own countrymen. He stood alone.

History has proven Churchill was right about the Nazi threat. Sometimes in life if you believe in a cause so much, you will have to stand alone. Even apart from your own countrymen.

As a Christian you may be asked to stand alone. Even apart from those around you if need to be if you are passionate about that cause. You may mocked for being to radical but look at the times in which we live. Drastic times call for radical praying and preaching.

We live in the world but God has called us to be separate from it. Our country desperately needs revival. We are lukewarm and want things just to return to normal.

While churches are conforming to the ways of the world, many are closing their doors, critical race theory and compromising with the LGBTQ agenda dominating a lot of pulpits across America in 2020, our nation being destroyed and transformed from the inside out, and many in our churches just want a return to normalcy so they can get on with their programs, passing the offering plates, adjusting the thermostat and arguing over the color of the carpets. We need revival folks. Revival will start with our young people I have no doubt. If we don’t wake up now what will it take for us to wake up? What will be of our kids?

Revival is all I can think about. Some days I wish I could give this burden to somebody else to carry because the load does get heavy but God has laid this particular burden on my heart for sometime now.

The journey can be lonely at times. As Churchill stood alone God may call you stand alone. But understand you are never alone if you are in Christ. That is the ultimate comfort knowing that Christ will never leave you or forsake you.