The Most Dire Need

This morning I attended the Campus Ministers' Luncheon. Much was discussed, but I left with only one thing on my mind: the need for revival. We looked at a wide range of statistics, graphs, and other things I loathed in my undergrad career, but this time the numbers hit close to home.

For example, approximately 10% of UT students are involved in some sort of campus ministry. That's good, right? Of course, but what about the other 90% (out of about 52,000 students) that never get involved in a ministry? Maybe they go to church, but maybe they don't. Maybe all they give their lives to is a career.If you ask me, God deserves more than 10% of the students' praise. He deserves their attention more than a career or a degree or a anything else quite honestly. He is the lone thing in existence worthy of any glory, especially all of it. But how do we go from 10% of campus being active in their faith to 100% which is what He deserves?

Revival.

This goes not only for the UT campus, but for the state, the nation, and the world. There is no possible way for you to fully understand who Jesus is and NOT be brokenhearted by the lack of praise we as a nation/culture/people give the Creator. I find myself disgusted at the fact that some people claim to know Christ and simply place His love for us by the wayside. Note: I'm not disgusted with people, simply the complacency that we as a people have shown to God. So what can be done to reconcile us as a people back to the outright obsession with God that He deserves?

We need to plant our faces firmly to the ground and pray with desperation for God to move among the students/nations. If Jesus were to come back now and see that there are people who have yet to hear His Gospel, what excuse would we give Him? Were we too busy with school or work? Had we forgotten to share with those around us? Is there any reason good enough that we could actually give Him?

Hint: no!

I am tired of the enemy having his way with the students here. No more will I sit and wait for someone else to tell them of Christ or to intercede for them in prayer. I beg you to do the same: we as a people - as God's creations - need an outpouring of the Spirit the likes of which we've never seen or experienced.

It is estimated that approximately 1,000 people who don't know Christ pass away every 5 seconds. That means 13,500 have died and will experience and eternal separation from Christ just since you started reading this post. That is NOT okay.

There is a need for the Gospel on campus; it is the most dire need I've ever witnessed.