I have a more noble mandate than the "American Dream"...
Jesus said, "I will build my church, and the gates of
hell shall not prevail against it." (Matthew 16:18b ESV)
No where listed in Jesus Christ's commands is a call to
American prosperity, nor is there any call to the American Dream. We are not
ever told to gather and horde; rather, we are called to work and give.
The church is supposed to be building something: "So
then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with
the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the
apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the
whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the
Spirit." (Ephesians 2:19-22 ESV)
We are to be a dwelling place for God! YES!
We are to live as good citizens (see Romans 13:1-7), but we
are to hold a higher allegiance to the King over the country, and that King
would have us do His will for His glory, serving mankind with our words, hands
and resources. Granted, we are given permission to enjoy life (see Ecclesiastes
8:15 and 1 Timothy 6:17), but no where are we told to live a life of
self-centered gathering, self-glorifying accomplishment and self-satisfying
ease (case study: Luke 12:13-21).
Let us join Jesus as He builds the Church...
Let us obey the King as He builds the Kingdom...
Let us serve the Lord as He adopts children into His family...
Let us edify saints and evangelize sinners...
Let us glorify the Father!
Let us walk with the Son!
Let us be filled with the Spirit!
Our mandate is greater than the American Dream!
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