Many Christians today complain about our Godless culture. We blame Hollywood, we blame the liberal media, we blame the court system, we blame all the sinners committing sin. We look outward for the cause. If only God were brought back into society it would fix our problems! But are these issues the problem or are they the symptom of something far worse? Have we lost Christ from Christianity? Has most of Christianity become mainly materialistic moralisim? Do we use Jesus to get more of our slice of the American dream? Have we pushed Christ aside in most of our churches and replaced Him with something else? We worship personalities, forms of worship music and the latest leadership fad more than the risen Christ.

Am I being overly harsh? Maybe so, but then again, tell me this, what do you see on Christian television? What do you hear preached across American every Sunday? Do you here the God centered gospel, that Jesus died in our place to bring us to God, or a man centered self improvement program? Is Jesus a means to an end or the end for which we are saved? Did Jesus die to help us be a better us and have our best life now or to save us from the wrath of a righteous holy God? Do we hear repent and believe the gospel? Culture will not be reformed until the church becomes Christian again.

Dear Lord Jesus, forgive us for what we have done and give us I pray a spirit of repentance.