Make God King: Understanding Our Time
1 Chronicles 12:22-40
This message begins the theme of making God King by addressing the reality of unstable times with honesty and spiritual seriousness. In the wake of political turmoil and uncertainty, the sermon asks how believers are meant to live when the world around them feels shaken. Using the tribe of Issachar as a biblical model, the message calls the church to understand the times and to know what God's people ought to do. The hope of the sermon is that even in unsettling public moments, God is not absent, and his people can respond not with despair but with discernment, courage, and faithful action.
- The sermon opens with personal reflection on political upheaval and the emotional shock of current events.
- It then moves from cultural observation into spiritual discernment, asking how believers should respond to the time they have been given.
- A well-known quote about choosing what to do with one's time helps frame the urgency of faithful response.
- The tribe of Issachar becomes the key biblical picture for understanding the times and acting accordingly.
- The message closes by calling the church to live attentively rather than passively in a troubled season.
Do not let cultural confusion push you into passivity, fear, or cynicism. Ask God to help you understand the time you are living in and what faithful response looks like within it. Let discernment lead to action, prayer, and steadiness instead of endless reaction.
Lord, in confusing and unstable times, teach us to understand what season we are in and what you are asking of us. Make us steady, discerning, and courageous, and help us honor your kingship in the way we respond to the world around us.
Make God King: Understanding Our Time
1 Chronicles 12:22-40