Block Everything
Everyday life in France was significantly disrupted last Wednesday as nearly a quarter million people took to the streets to “Block Everything.” The protests and unrest are in response to President Emmanual Macron’s selection of Sebastien Lecornu as the new prime minister. Hundreds were arrested, and it is likely that additional demonstrations will happen in the days ahead.
Analysis and eternal perspective: Have you sensed a theme in this week’s stories? Governments of men are fallible. Leaders of governments of men are fallible. Mankind is fallible. You are quite likely to find yourself unaligned with your earthly government at one time or another. The freedom to debate and disagree is essential. But most important of all:
Jesus is the answer.
My friend, this is so critical. The other issues we discuss in these pages matter, but only if we first get this one correct. You need Jesus. I need Jesus. Your political ally and your political opponent both need Jesus. The Good News is that Jesus died for you, me, the men on the crosses on either side of him, and the men who nailed Him to the cross.
He died for all of us, then He rose to life and commissioned you and me to make that fact known in every corner of the world (Matt. 28:16-20).
We in The Equipped family are regularly endeavoring to view all things through the lens of the True and the beautiful, and we do so because we want to impact the temporal for the eternal. It is an important mission worth the giving of your life. But this week, amid stories of chaos and destruction, we pause to singularly focus on the most important prerequisite of our calling:
Jesus is the answer.
Run to Jesus, my friend.
The following article originally appeared in Thann’s “The Equipped” Weekly Newsletter. For more information on Thann’s weekly email, click here.