Restorative revolution: Bible studies

Hope amidst adversity

Today, there are two choices: one, that we fold our hands, watch all that is happening, give up and keep waiting for God’s deliverance. However, like the Israelites in exile, there is an alternative option: we can choose to be present and active in current affairs. We are not to let go of what the Lord has given us: we must respond to the issues facing us. We must work, putting our hands and minds to action, and trusting God to bless the season and the work.

For believers today, we must stand for God’s truth and take responsibility for things as they happen around us. We must choose not to participate in corruption, oppressing the poor or unjust practices that are happening in the world, but participate in the building up of our nations and especially the kingdom of God. We are called to work, take care and be stewards of all that has been entrusted to us. We must play our part as believers in pointing creation to God’s kingdom here on earth as it is in heaven. Only then will God’s plan continue to be made manifest in the church and the current world.