The church is supposed to be the moral, spiritual, and virtuous conscience of the world. The ministry of the apostles and the early Church turned the world on its head. (Acts 17:6) Unfortunately, the church has shied away from this role of conscience, leaving behind its prophetic voice. But now, a rapper named Prince Ea has revitalized the message of the gospel. This rapper has his portion of the world standing up and cheering. It would be wise for us to listen.
It is obvious that Prince Ea doesn’t specifically mention Jesus, the Bible, or the church, but I’m okay with that. He presents the top 100 ever-increasing moral, spiritual, and mental issues our less-than-godly-world struggles with daily. Yet, the church rarely discusses these issues with any consistent urgency.
As Christians, we need to regain our prophetic role and speak to the world’s struggles. Let us strive to fill that chaotic vacuum with the Gospel of Christ. The same gospel I believe Prince Ea is searching for. I’m listening. I hope the rest of the world does as well.
Now that you’ve watched it, it’s time to ‘think and act’. It’s time for the Body of Believers called ‘the Church’ to act upon their own personal confident trust in the gospel of Jesus Christ. For far too long, the church has struggled more with its own problems than the world’s problems. The church has become more concerned with ‘nickels and noses’ than eternally significant life change.
The eternity of the gospel message has become a trivial sentiment of a bygone age, rather than a powerful force for change. Peter proclaimed in Acts 3:1-7 that what he possessed was sufficient for all our immediate problems. It was not silver or gold, but Jesus Christ. There was a time when that made a difference. A significant, effective, positive, and eternal difference.
