Streets. Not Stadiums.
Experiencing Revival And Encountering Christ On The Margins
We search for Christ under the bright lights of the stage, yet He whispers from the margins, waiting to be discovered where the overlooked dwell.
There is a longing for revival right now in America.
We cry out for God to meet us.
We wonder where God is.
We hold all-night prayer gatherings, craving God’s presence.
We stage revival weeks, line up speakers and musicians, chasing encounters with the divine. We polish sermons to shepherd hearts through the seasons when God feels far away.
And yet the road map to Jesus is not hidden.
It’s laid bare in the gospels:
Clothe the naked.
Feed the hungry.
Visit the prisoner.
Invite the stranger in.
“What you have done for the least of these…you have done for me.” (Matthew 25)
This is the mystery of faith. Jesus has yoked Himself with the poor. He shares the holes in their shoes and the hunger in their bellies, and calls it communion.
And so here is your Roman’s road to the presence of the Savior:
Want to find Jesus? Find the poor.
Want to be with Jesus? Eat with the hungry.
Want to invite Jesus in? Open your doors to the wanderer.
But let us be honest about the state of our union.
Jesus says care for the poor—we build systems to jail them instead.
Jesus says free the captives—most evangelical Christians support the death penalty.
Jesus says feed and give drink—we ask, “But couldn’t that be enabling?”
Jesus says welcome the stranger—we bus asylum seekers across the country, stripped of care, as political statements.
“Believing in Jesus” is not enough. But “Believing Jesus”, this changes everything.
If Matthew 25 is true, and Jesus resides with the thirsty and hungry…
If Luke 5 is valid, and Jesus is with the sick and lame…
If Matthew 5 is correct, and Jesus’ Kingdom is with the meek and mourning…
Then the poor do not simply need you, you need the poor.
Here, in the midst of hunger, isolation, and need, you will find the risen Christ.
Here, your faith will be shaped into a Jesus-following life that looks, sounds, and feels like good news to the world.
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