Knowledge is power.....and so are second chances

Tonight I watched this movie called Second Chances. It had Micheal W. Smith in it (I know it sounds cheesy!!!!), but it had a really good message. It was about this suburban associate pastor (Smith) who got sentenced by his church to go do an internship at their sister church in the inner city projects. The film brought up issues on racism, segregation, taking action, and prejudice. It made me more aware of how our churches are segregated, not by law, but by choice. How is it that we are all part of God's body, yet we are segregated by color, social status, and even denomination. If Jesus were here today, I believe that He would be furious at us. We are to love one another, to not have prejudice against one another, or pride toward one another. There was a quote in the movie that goes like this..... "Knowledge is power, but knowledge without action is powerless." Smith's Character and the inner city's pastor saw their sins (pride and prejudice) by the end of the movie, but alot of us never recognise that we have it also. Instead of giving your money to some charity (like the big sister church did to the inner city church-in the movie), why not put your actions into practice and volunteer at a boys and girls club, commit to helping feed the homeless, start a cooking/cleaning class for young single moms, or even spend time with an orphaned child. Don't let your life pass you by without investing it into someone else's life!!!!! That is my challenge to you!!