Missing Something?

This morning, I was driving back to my apartment from my sister's, blasting the newest Passion cd in the car.  I'm sure my dog and everyone driving around me thought I was an absolute fool jamming out in the driver's seat.  I really don't care though; it's kinda fun making people giggle as they pass by!  Anywho, of course the first things I hear from the cd are, "No, I'm not ashamed!  I'm not ashamed of the One who saved my soul!"  As if that's not enough to be convicted about, it gets to another song that says, "From babies hidden in the shadows to the cities shining bright, there are captives weeping far from sight.  For every doorway there's a story, and some are holding back the cries, but there is One who hears us in the night.  Great God, wrap Your arms around this world tonight.  When You hear our cries, sing through the night so we can join in Your song and sing along."

Hello.  Is there something I'm missing?  There is a city full of hurt and spiritually dead people around me.  All you have to do is go to downtown Jackson and see how much is missing.  I went to Mission First to volunteer as a nurse the other day, and I listened to the story of a woman who has been estranged from her daughter for almost 10 years.  She has yet to meet her grandchildren except through pictures.  She had plenty to be bitter about, but yet she looked at me and told me about how He is good and how He is faithful.  I mean, really??  All I could do was just sit there and listen to her proclaim the Lord's goodness, and I had absolutely no response.  Jesus was a doer.  He wasn't just a person who considered and pondered and said, "Well, maybe."  He was all or nothing.  In Luke, three times people said, "Jesus, I'm going to follow You no matter what!"  The first one backed out after Jesus told him He had no place to rest ever.  The second one backed out after Jesus told him he couldn't go bury his father who had just died.  The third backed out when Jesus told him he couldn't say goodbye to his family.  You may think that's extreme, but Jesus wants all or He wants nothing.  Joshua in the Old Testament set a high bar for the Israelites when he said, "Look, guys.  Choose who you're going to serve.  If it's going to be Yahweh, then serve Him wholeheartedly.  If it's something else, have nothing to do with Him.  Choose today.  Choose now.  But my family and I WILL serve Him."  Do I have enough resolve to say that?  

"We'll be that city on a hill burning brightly.  We'll be Your light to the world, shining Your glory."