Can Christians Change the World

A friend (her blog is linked to this one) asked the following question on her facebook page, "Can Christians change the world or do we just have to wait for Jesus to return?"

I hope she follows up with the results of her impromptu survey, because I'm really curious to know what her friends think.

As for me, I believe we can, the same way Jesus did, one life at a time. While our change won't be permanent (only God can effect permanent change), we can leave the world around us a better place than it was before.

Let me share some examples of individuals around America trying to live Christ to those around them, trying to change their world.

I'm not sure how long the link will remain posted, but I've attached a link to the title of this post. It is a story we heard in church this weekend about possibly the strangest football game ever played. The game was the Grapevine Faith vs. the Gainesville State high school. While I'm not sure if coach Hogan is a Christian, he certainly change the world for the fourteen Gainesville players and their coach that evening in Texas.

And then there is the church just outside Chicago, IL that is changing the world of AIDS victims in Africa through their financial support. This same church is also raising money for the furtherance of the gospel in places around our world where Christians continue to be martyrs for their faith.

Or what about the church in Lexington, KY that spend nearly $70 thousand in 2008 for water projects in Central America and the Kentucky Appalachian mountain regions. This same church has budgeted over $51 thousand in 2009 for food projects in depressed areas of Central Kentucky. This in the midst of a "financial crisis" in America.

So yes Lisa, I believe we can change the world now. Certainly the change Jesus brings with him will be better, but we can't wait. God called us to change the world, starting in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the world.

How have you changed your world?