I may not have many readers left due to my complete inactivity on this blog for the past month, but I have a good reason. For those of you who do not know I am in India. For certain reasons I have had to create another blog for journaling my adventures in India.

But while I’m here I thought I’d give you all a quick thought.

God is moving in India, just as He is in America. One thing I’ve learned from being here is that God’s work of reconciling people to Himself is both a complete and perfect process that He has initiated, and a tedious and difficult task that he has charged to us.

As I am here doing mission work in India, I am more consistently praying for the mission work that God’s people are doing in the States.  Seeing actual, physical idols such as Kali praised and glorified on TV right before a commercial interruption telling Indian teens they can be sexy and Western-like by additionally adorning and worshiping the God of Levi Jeans has made me realize the incredible giants of oppression we face in America. I pray that the Saints in the States will be sensitive to the culture and, rather than seeking to conform to it or plan strategies to use it in ministry, that they would actively seek to crash the culture by visibly loving others and being set apart as a Holy Priesthood worthy of the calling God has placed on all who belong to Him.

We are in the world, but not of the world, for freedom Christ has set us free, live and minister in that freedom. Do not turn back and worship other Gods. Set your sights on eternity. Live in the Kingdom. Have faith and work it out through caring for others. Suffer gracefully. Never compromise. Proclaim boldly. Love well.

Grace and Peace in the One who has set us apart as His adopted children,

Micah