A couple weeks ago, one of our Pastors was preaching, and he asked a simple question during the sermon. Adam, where are you? He spoke about how God was cut off from seeing his children. Sin had come between them. It was at that moment they were cast out of Eden. I’ve been waking up with the same questions for a couple of nights now, and this morning, as I write this, the sun hasn’t come up yet. We as men are the “Adams “ of the world. So I’ve been tasked with asking. Adam’s where are you?
Where are you when we see social media being a tool of division instead of uniting us? We are like mice in a laboratory. The algorithm feeds us our wants and desires to keep us happy for hours on our phones. We are addicted to information to the point we miss out to much of what’s going on around us.
Adam’s where are you? When the Gospel of love is being hijacked by the Lgbtq community to allow gay Pastors on the pulpit and gays in positions of power within churches because we as men are told not to ask.
Jesus is the prophet of love, but He also said it simply: “Go and sin no more.” Are we not called to be salt in our society of blandness? Do we sit idly by, seeing how our houses of worship are Lukewarm by being so all-inclusive that we would rather fill seats than share the message of sin and redemption? Getting back to the basics of what sin is will go a long way in not letting it hide in plain sight.
Adam’s where are you?
During this conflict in Isreal. Do you chant the slogan from the river to the sea, or do you stay quiet? Do you pray for Israelis and Palestinians equally, knowing that war only brings pain to the innocent? Do you support terrorists or freedom fighters? Do you believe in the right to self-defense and to live in peace? As for one who made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, I can attest that very few there realize how Holy that land really is. If they did, they wouldn’t send thousands of rockets over the skies of Israel.
Adam’s where are you?
When we see antisemitic protests. Do we know where the root of antisemitism comes from? The fact is that antisemitism was born out of the church during forced conversions. From the inquisition to the crusades, even to the expelling from countries, our Christian forefathers have much Jewish blood on their hands in the name of the faith. A past lie that has been repeated throughout history is that the Jews killed Jesus. Yet forgetting that Jesus himself could have called legions of Angels to his side for protection. He went willingly to the cross as the sacrificial lamb. We must, as Christians, know that history.
Adam’s where are you?
Do you share with those closest to you your internal struggles? The dark hidden pain, that trauma has made you forget a pain that if it were to come out into the light you would feel embarrassed. We must remember we have brothers in arms that will stand in the gap giving good counsel even when we fall there will always be hands to lift you up.
Adam’s where are you?
Have you, as a child of God, identified your generational curses in your family? As a father and priest of your house, have you identified from both your lineages the wrongs of your ancestors? Adultery, lying, cheating, stealing, addictions, anger, and envy. A good father leaves an inheritance. What inheritance will you pass on that is good for your future generations?
Adam’s where are you?
In these turbulent times, where right is wrong and wrong is right. Where do you stand with a man identifying as a woman to play women's sports? Where do you stand with society telling us not to offend anybody by calling people pronouns? By blurring the lines of what man and woman are, we are allowing people to believe they are God. By identifying as other than what you were born as, you are saying God made a mistake.
Adams, it’s time we not only ask the hard questions but seek the hard answers. Will we, as the Adams of the world, continue to stand idly by as the apple is passed around?
Adam’s wake up for there are many battlefields that await us, which field will you be willing to fight on?
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9 NIV
