Replenish The Earth

Chapter 3
Replenish the Earth

We all have people in our life who love to point out our problems, yet don't want to help us one bit. It seems they get pleasure in criticizing us, tearing us down, which I guess makes them feel better about their own issues. We also seem to discuss problems so well yet have no solutions. We love to blame others for everything but take no responsibility ourselves. Have you ever asked someone to do something and they didn't do it and yet you got blamed? Imagine how God feels when He get's blamed for the problems of this world, yet we see from Genesis 1:28 He gave man the responsibility to take care of the world.

Since I was a boy I always dreamed of making a difference, helping the world become a better place. I thought as a child if I become famous and have lot's of money and influence I could achieve that, so I wanted to be a professional athlete, actor, talk show host, music producer, fashion designer and the list goes on and on. I soon discovered that few people become famous and when they do they forget about doing good. They become self absorbed as they are worshiped like they are a god. Many fall into drug, alcohol, sexual addictions, and the like. While others go as far as suicide because they can't live up to the pressure.

I have learned it first starts with me. My nature is selfish and until I gave my life to Jesus Christ all my works were as filthy rags. We don't change over night it is a process. I have been saved since 1995 and I am far from perfect, just ask my wife, but I am far from whom I use to be. Faith comes by hearing God's word. The Word is like seed as we water the word by daily soaking in His presence while meditating on the Word it begins to go deeper like roots from a seed, we become grounded, secure, established in Christ Jesus. Then like a plant we begin to bud and come forth as a new creation, then fruit blossoms, (the character of Christ is now seen). People begin to see that we are different and are drawn to God through us. Now we can go beyond just being changed ourselves to changing others. By taking what God has done and sharing it, reproduction takes place. This is how we replenish the earth. One soul at a time. As each ones reaches one we multiply, until we fill the earth. I have learned my greatest impact in the world is through the disciples I make. Each disciple is able to reach places I could never reach myself.

From the book Mega-shift statistics show that by the year 2032 if the rate of evangelization continues the whole world will be saved. That is why Islam is becoming more violent, the devil is at war to crush the seed. The devil knows his time is drawing near and is trying to delay the 2nd coming of Christ.

The time has never been more important to prepare the earth for Christ return. We must fill every part of society. The church can no longer be stagnant. We must move beyond the tradition that God's work is primarily for the clergy, but now clergy (five-fold ministry) are to equip the saints to do the work of the Lord as it instructs in Ephesians 4:12. We must no longer be in retreat mode, just waiting idly until we are caught up in the air. We have been left on Earth to continue the work Christ began by the power of the Holy Spirit, until the restoration of all things as promised in Acts 3:21 takes place and the kingdoms of this world have become the Kingdom of God as promised in Revelations 11:15 and the knowledge of Glory of the Lord has filled the earth as promised in Habukuk 2:14.

Jesus is not coming back for a defeated church, a unprepared bride, a dirty world. He died that we can be victorious and be used to clean up the earth restoring it back to it's origin before sin.

Challenge: Let's ask God what our assignment on earth is and how are we to go about following through with it? For some it may be dealing with injustice so becoming a lawyer maybe your calling, for some it may be pollution, so working in a environmental job, others government corruption so going into politics, or like myself equipping the saints for the work of the ministry. Let us not waste our time on earth, for the hour is urgent, so let each of us do our part as the body of Christ to replenish (fill) the earth.