“Christ Jesus, I want to be conformed to Your image—You are my expectation.”
My 7th grade class just finished reading the novel, “Bruchko.” One of their final projects was to do an illustrated quote. They had to analyze a quote from the book, explain its meaning and significance, then put the quote in a visual context that relates to the meaning and significance. One of my students chose to quote the heart-cry of the missionary, Bruce Olson.
My student said they chose this quote because “it shows me how people back then actually act after they ask Jesus to be their Savior, unlike now.” This student said, “It’s a bit confusing on the part where it says, ‘You are my expectation’-I don’t hear a lot about that these days, so it’s very confusing.” The student concludes, “This quote shows me that people actually take conversion to Christianity seriously. All the people around today don’t take it so seriously…”
Over the last few years, I’ve heard a lot of people say they wish God would send the church prophets in these last days, who will call the church back to her purpose in Christ and out out of the methods of men and structures of society. But God doesn’t need to send us prophets, because He already gave us Christ, and if we won’t listen to Him, we’re not going to listen to a prophet. And God doesn’t really need to speak through prophets. All He needs to do is speak through the mouths of the children we’ve failed.
O Father, forgive us for whatever way we’ve failed. May we truly be conformed to Your image, may You be our only expectation.
(Ps 8:2) Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.
(Luke 16:29-31) But Abraham replied, “They have Moses and the prophets; let your brothers listen to them.” “No, father Abraham,” he said, “but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.” But Abraham said, “If they won’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they won’t be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.”
(Deut 5:29; 6:5-7) Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever!… And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
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