My wife commented to me about some article that asked the question if Beck should be speaking for Christians. I told her “Well, the Christians haven’t been doing much - so I’m glad Beck is.” Went on to comment how our Founding Fathers differed in their various beliefs - but I think left things pretty generic in discussing the faith that was behind the creation of this great nation.
From the little bit I watched of the rally, Beck did a similar thing. Discussing faith in terms of lifting up each other and our nation. As some other poster said - it was on the Capitol Mall, not a church.
Mark Chp 9:
38 "Teacher," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us."
39 "Do not stop him," Jesus said. "No one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me,
40 for whoever is not against us is for us.
41 I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward.
I watched Glenn Beck’s 8-28 speech with my husband while it was happening live on C-Span.
I myself did not feel moved to pray.
In fact, when listening closely to what he had to say, hope, honor, charity, returning to church, tithing, honor to family, looking to ourselves and rejecting big government, believing that America has a divine purpose and that I do as well...
I still did not feel moved to pray.
Glenn Beck was not speaking to me. The people who already are going to church, who are taking care of their families, who have rejected big government, who believe in America, they saw a rally that they could enjoy.
But, how many of them are now “MOVED” to change their lives? There is probably little reason for them to do so. It needs to come from within you, and you need to sustain it.
If you had enough time and spending money to travel to DC for his event and you weren’t preparing to make a change in your life already, then why would you go?
I’m way past Beck’s arbitrary starting point. And I think many who went didn’t go for his pep talk to tell them how to do it. They went to be a part of an experience.
My question then is... What will this experience mean in five years? In my mind, very little. Because it still has to come from within. To change your heart and turn to Jesus as given to us in the Holy Bible, all you need to do is ask Him to forgive you and accept Him as your Lord and Savior.
(It’s okay. Beck will approve!)