New Zealand is composed of two mountainous main islands 1600 km southeast of Australia. There is a high percentage of the people living overseas for work. The majority come from British roots. There is freedom of religion but no established church. Their biggest religious threat to Christianity is not from other religions but from unbelief. In 1951, only 1 percent of the population was non-religious. In 2010, it has increased to 41 percent.
Why? Have Christians become so legalistic that it is no longer a better way? Is the church too divided among themselves? Are we not embracing the message of the gospel which is forgiveness, love, hope and joy? Are we too burdened by things that do not matter? Prayer is the Christian’s strongest defense. In prayer, we have direct access to God, and we are inviting the presence of God into our lives. May we continue to pray – for others, for our world, and for our own actions.
