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Kony 2012...

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So...how do we deal with the human manifestation of pure evil? How does our Facebook world...one with social networks that blurs the restrictions of physical borders...deal with individuals who have harnessed the earthly power of evil to destroy others? How can we, as believers Christ's dominion and victory over Satan, fight this reality? 

The essence of the fall, that is, the human embrace of the provocative nature of sin, is the lust for power. This lust for power might  lead an individual to simply not follow a rule...it might cause a employee to undercut his boss' authority...and it might lead a group of people to systematically rape, mutilate, and murder. 

The road of human progress is littered with bones of the powerless and shiny medals of victory are slick with the blood of the defenseless. Humanity stood at the gates of Auschwitz and cried "never again"...yet the cry fell toneless in the hills of Cambodia, the fields of Sudan, and in the villages of Turkey. We memorialize with tear-filled hindsight and think of what could have been if someone had stepped in.  Yet we rationalize evil away when we are in the midst of it. We avoid intervention because it doesn't serve our national interests...or we don't understand the political context.

So Invisible Children calls for us to share the video, wear a bracelet, and put up some posters. Do we do it? Does it matter? I don't mean to belittle the potential effect of this type of movement. We have already seen the effect that social networking can have on social change. In fact, I say go for it! Raise awareness...share a bracelet...join the movement. But you can't stop there. The power of prayer far outweighs the power of social networking. God's Will can "blanket" the streets of the world in change far more effectively than a well planned poster campaign. 

Please. If you are moved by this...do something. But realize that for any of this to truly matter, GOD must be at the center. Not a bunch of American teenagers on a crusade.

Can it be that simple? Can it be done? 

By His Grace...I say YES!


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