By Ronald E. George Jr. at
the Fayetteville Baptist Church
A popular CCM song is
entitled Jesus Freak. A group
that is called DC Talk sings it. DC
stands for Decent Christian Talk. Here
are some of the words of that song: “People say I’m strange, does it
make me a stranger, that my best friend was born in a manger.
What will people think when they hear that I, am a Jesus Freak? What will people do when they find out it’s true?
I don’t really care if they label me a Jesus Freak.
There ain’t no disguising the truth.
There ain’t no disguising the truth, no I ain’t in to hiding the
truth.” There is
a movement today among the youth of America.
It’s a Jesus movement. People
are realizing that the world is full of empty promises.
So they are turning to the Lord to fulfill their greatest need.
There is a great need for purpose in life. What is the reason for living when there is nothing at the
end?
Who
are the freaks? The freaks of
my day were the potheads. They
wore terrible looking clothes. Their
hair was long. They generally
didn’t care about rules and regulations because most of the time they were
high. Today’s Jesus Freaks
are a different bread altogether. They
are a group of young people who don’t care to let others know that they
serve the only true living God. They
aren’t afraid to let people know that follow Jesus.
They aren’t afraid to live for Jesus wherever they are or whomever
they are with. Are you a
Jesus freak? Here are five
characteristics of the Jesus Freak.
Titus
2:11 (KJS) For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared
to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we
should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God
and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 Who gave himself for us, that he might
redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people,
zealous of good works.
What is a Jesus Freak?
- F.
Faithful: They are faithful
to follow Jesus. Denying
ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and
godly in this present world.
- R.
Redeemed: For
the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all
iniquity, They are
those who been redeemed by the blood of the lamb.
They have received Jesus as their Lord and Savior and they have
given themselves to the one who gave himself for them.
- E.
Extreme: zealous
of good works.They are the generation that is not afraid to give
themselves completely for the Lord.
They are the next generation of missionaries, ministers, and
followers of the Lord. They
are all out for him who went all out for them.
Have you gone all the way for the Lord?
These are the zealots of the day.
They are willing to do the work of the Lord at all costs. Some are willing to die and do die for the Lord.
- A.
Ambitious: They
are ambitious for the Lord’s work.
They want to see God’s Kingdom advance into this world. They want to see their friends, family, and neighbors
come to know the Lord in their lives.
They ambitiously making plans and carrying out the work of the
Lord at their own expense. What
work do we want to see the Lord accomplish in this church, in this FBY,
and in this area? Are you
ready to carry it out?
- K.
King’s / kings
Rev. 1:6 And hath
made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him [be] glory and
dominion for ever and ever. Amen. They
belong to the King and they are kings and queens in their own right.
They look like they belong to the king by the lives that they
live. They are in style
with the Lord and not just in style with the world. He is pleased that these people may be seen as freaks in
the eyes of the world, but in his eyes they are the kings of his world.
Are
you ready to become a Jesus Freak?