Today I sat in church as one of my dear friends sang a special about God living inside of us. It was a beautiful way to start off the Sunday. As she was leaving the stage, the preacher said "I'm so excited that this is the church of the future." It was a harmless comment that was meant to be encouraging, but as I sat there in the audience I wanted to stand up and say "The Church of the future? No, my Brother, We're the Church of today."
As much as I would like to credit this thought to my own person, I heard it from a preacher this past year and it has stuck. This isn't a rant. I'm not upset but I just want to simply state that, at the age of 21, I am not only the Church of the future, I am the church of today.
Does the Church of today consist of only those who are settled and have careers? Shouldn't it be of the babies crying in the back row? The toddlers eating animal crackers? The preteens who are just grasping what Jesus means to them in their lives? The teenagers surviving high school? The college students trying to figure out their lives? The singles living God's plan for them? The married couples? The families? The widows? The elderly who can barely walk? Don't these all make up the Church of today?
One of the first verses my parents had me memorize was 1 Timothy 4:12 "Let no one despise your youth but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity." Never is someone to young to serve God and show the world His love.
Yes, I am part of the Church of the future but saying just that makes it seem like I shouldn't be doing anything right now for the Church. So, with that thought, I am part of the Church, His group of Christ-Followers, both today, tomorrow and for the rest of my life.
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