Revolution
Revolution
Intro
I like a good story , overcoming odds, fighting with honor…that’s why I loved the whole Lord of the Rings series.
Why Fight?
You are being targeted whether you realize it or not. You are being told what is cool, what is acceptable, your generation is being shaped and molded and there can be no denying it.
Billions of dollars is being spent on marketing to teens.
“Today’s college students are also liberal in their spending habits. According to the student loan agency Nellie Mae, the average student credit card
debt role from $1,879 in 1998 to $2,748 in 2000-a whooping two-year increase of 46%.”
There are unseen forces directing all of this behind the scenes. Moving like a conductor at an orchestra or a puppeteer. Most teens only buy into a portion of what they see, but that is enough.
“Media influence on children plays an undisputed role. By the time the average child graduates from high school, they will have watched 19k hours of tv, 5,000 of those hours by the 1st grade. They will have seen between 240k to 480k sexual acts or references to sex, and between 192k and 360k murders”
It’s in your “genes” to fight back! Let me just ask your parents! But the fight in you is misdirected!
This is where the fight in your generation is being directed:
*“More than half of incoming college freshmen (58%) think gay couples should be granted legal marital status, the largest percentage in history.” (According to a recent Gallup Poll, almost two-thirds [62%] of young adults consider homosexuality acceptable.)
*“A third of them (32%) say they oppose the death penalty, the highest percentage since 1980.”
*“Four in 10 (37%) say they’d like marijuana possession legalized, also the highest number since 1980.”
*“MTV is shaping their belief systems. If the popular media is liberal leaning, MTV is the Tower of Pisa. This electronic watering hole for teenagers doesn’t hide its lefty opinion on sex, drugs, and
homosexuality.”
Most of these college teens don’t necessarily have any real connection with these supposed ideals…they are just looking for a cause, looking to fight for something that seems just and noble.
And what is terrible about all this is that the ones who know the truth do NOTHING!; because they are afraid of being labeled something.
There is a cause, there is a war worth fighting! I recently saw a movie called the Last Samurai…it was awesome! It really stirred me…A fight against overwhelming odds for the sake of honor, for the sake of principles worth dieing for.
Fight Who?
Instead of just going along, why not fight back.
Ephesians 6:10-12 (NLT) "A final word: Be strong with the Lord’s mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies and tricks of the Devil. For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against those mighty powers of darkness who rule this world, and against wicked spirits in the heavenly realms."
Listen! Your generation is being Punk’d, and it seems like the neverending episode!
I know this kinda sounds like some whacked out conspiracy theory, but the TRUTH is that there are unseen forces pulling the strings of todays marketing and influencers of teens.
That’s why what never would have been acceptable 10 years ago is common place today and getting worse. We have a smart patient enemy.
Fight How?
So it’s time for a revolution! It comes time when a grouping of people collectively say “That’s it, you ticked us off and lied to us one too many times!” And we know that “the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds of the enemy.” (2 Corinthians 10:4)
The fight is twofold: One way against the enemy, and secondly against your own human nature, which is broken because of sin.
The enemy:
Luke 10:1-3;17-20
" After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves."(Frodo and sam)
"Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”"
Yourself:
2 Timothy 2:4 (NKJV) "No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier."
*illus: Return of the King
The battles were fought…some won some lost, but the real key to victory was Frodo’s slow steady march to victory. Without him no battle would have mattered. That is the key to our victory too. The lifeblood of this revolution will be teenagers living every day steady with dedication. Knowing that they are a part of something much bigger than just themselves, and what they do matters. And when you fall or slip, one of us will be your Samwise Gamgee and help you get on your feet again!
Altar/Summary
“Long Live the Revolution!”