3/6/2023

I watched Jesus Revolution at the movie theater.  What an awesome story from 50 years ago of how God worked in the heart of a traditional pastor to teach hippies about Jesus in California!

The hippies were searching for love and peace.  They were searching in all the wrong places—mostly in sex, drugs, and rock and roll.  As a few hippies realized that they were in a dark place, they kept searching!  Thousands found Jesus, the Prince of Peace, and the definition of love!  There’s more to the movie, so I hope you will see it for yourself!

I find it interesting that this movie came out at about the same time as revival is spreading among young people.  The chapel service that lasted for 2 weeks at Asbury University inspired similar services at Cedarville, Samford, Lee, and Baylor Universities!  I have to think that God was somehow involved in the timing of these events.  Young people are experiencing revival today!

What does the California hippie revival and what’s happening on college campuses have in common?  All of these young people were seeking the presence of God, even though some of them didn’t know it at the time! 

Realizing that God is the source for true love and the peace that passes understanding is the first step to experiencing a relationship with God (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit).  Jeremiah 29:13 says:  You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

The hippies were searching for love and peace in sex and drugs.  The college students were searching for love and peace through cell phones and drugs.  When the hippies attended a tent revival and when the college students attended a chapel service, they found what their hearts were made for—the presence of the living God!

If you find yourself going through the motions of following Jesus, be a seeker!  Seek God with all of your heart!  You will find God!  It’s a promise!

-Rhonda Hopper, Online Pastor