In the final stanza of John Legend’s song, “Wake Up,” we are offered this call to action: “Oh wake up everybody, no more sleepin’ in bed, I need a little help, y'all, can’t do it alone. Come on come on come on come on.”

Urgency! Emergency! Jesus has spoken! This sounds like a surprise fire drill during world history class that makes you spring to your feet. This is a side of Jesus we don’t always hear or choose to see. This is the “Wake up and get off your backsides” Jesus, the same Jesus who violently turned over the moneychangers’ tables in the temple.

Have you ever needed a wake-up call? God’s voice sometimes catches us in the most unlikely places and times. Have you ever heard God yelling at you to get up, wake up, and look in the mirror?

By Rich Richards from D365