You’ve Got Change Coming
by Mac Hammond
Change. We’ve heard a lot about it lately. There’s regular prophecy about change happening in our nation and the Body of Christ. Right now, we’re in the midst of some of the most dramatic change we’ve ever seen. There’s an expectation for it. Of course, we don’t want change just for the sake of change. We want change for our betterment.
As a nation, we face a lot of challenges—the economy, foreign policy, immigration. But as I’ve prayed, I believe the biggest change that’s needed in America is regarding the horrendous division that exists in our country. In my lifetime, our nation has had no greater challenge. We are divided, and it’s shameful that most of it is along racial lines. Jesus said, “If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand” (Mark 3:25). That’s why the enemy loves division.
But what can we really do about big problems like this? What is our responsibility as Christians?
Whenever we need change—whether it’s nationwide change or personal change—it all starts with developing a vision.
Change Requires Vision
For the majority of what God does in this world, He doesn’t sovereignly manifest Himself. For instance, if finances are needed, He doesn’t drop a bag of money out of heaven onto someone’s head. He uses people. He uses the Body of Christ. We are His change agents in the earth.
To be effective change agents, we need vision directly from God, or what the Old Testament calls revelation. It’s a mental understanding of what the future holds, revealed by the Spirit. Proverbs 29:18 says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” You can’t get more plain and simple than that.
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