It’s bad news, yo.

God doesn’t ask us to change the world all at once. God doesn’t ask us to be superheroes. God doesn’t ask us to go out and kill people. (No, no, no, God doesn’t ask that!) But when we turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to injustice and lies within our circle of influence, that’s when the bad juju starts. And honestly people, that takes the most courage of all – to speak truth to power at home. Yes, in our actual homes, but really that means in the circles in which we habitually travel.

For more on what the bible (specifically, the story of the calling of Samuel, and you can read all the lessons of the day here) has to say about this, and what the implications are for our times and our own personal lives, watch the video…