The Greatest Reset Part 2

 

 

 

The Greatest Reset Part 2

Author’s Note

This section covers the core spiritual chapters of my book titled, The Great Reset vs. The Greatest Revival: - Believers Are the Light and the Salt of the Earth, Christianity Beyond the Four Walls, The Church of the Laodiceans, The Greatest Revival, and When a Nation Turns Away.

 

FAIR NOTICE

The views expressed in this letter are exclusively my own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of any corporate church or Christian affiliate denomination. I am an independent Canadian Christian exercising my constitutional right to freedom of speech.

 I am a free Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship God, the Creator and Father, who sent Jesus to redeem us to Him, free to stand for and live by biblical truth in a free and democratic society, free to oppose what I believe is wrong, and free to elect those who govern my country. I pledge to uphold this heritage of freedom for myself and all Canadians.

Since the government mingled with Christian values and theologies, I will mingle with the government-legislated ideologies and principalities.

 

 This video is published in the public domain on my blog and social media platforms as a testimony.

 

Subject: Believers Are the Salt of the Earth and a Light on a Lampstand

 

As political and cultural upheavals have gradually intensified in our Canadian government in recent years, Canadian Christians were not being thrown to the lions or burned at the stake. We were not facing the kind of fierce persecution that our brothers and sisters in other parts of the world have endured for generations. And yet, quietly and gradually, we Christians lost our influence in our society — due to our silence.

 

Jesus illustrated the Church's role in the world with two powerful illustrations: salt and light. Salt acts to preserve and slow down decay, enhancing the authentic flavour of the truth. Light reveals what darkness aims to conceal, offering guidance, warning, and undeniable presence.

 

But Jesus also issued a sober warning. Salt that has lost its saltiness is good for nothing — it is thrown out and trampled underfoot (Matthew 5:13). Likewise, a lamp hidden under a bowl gives no light to anyone; therefore, it gives no warning. The question He posed then is the same one we must ask today. Has the Canadian Church lost its flavour? Has our light grown dim? The Apostle Paul wrote to the Ephesians, chapter 5, verse 11 and 13:

“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness but rather expose them.

But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light,”----

I say this as someone who counts himself among the guilty. For too long, many of us — me included — have accepted a version of Christianity that fits comfortably within four walls and causes no friction with the world outside. We have been polite, as all good Canadians are reputed to be, when we should have been exposing. We have been quiet when we should have spoken. We have confused peacefulness with passivity.

 

"The Canadian Church was the salt of the earth — but somewhere along the way, we lost our flavour. And salt without flavour serves no purpose."

 

The good news is that salt does not disappear when it loses its flavour. It simply needs to be restored to its true nature. That restoration begins the moment we stop apologizing for the truth and start living by it again. 

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is rooted in Christian principles. It affirms God's sovereignty. Christians are entitled to defend their beliefs both publicly and privately—in churches, homes, workplaces, schools, and communities. It is what identifies us as Christians. Faith should not be confined to Sunday services; it is intended as a complete way of life.

Matthew 5:14–15, we read’

"You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house."

 

Christianity Extends Beyond the Boundaries of the Church Walls.

I have heard a comment far too often: "Keep your religion to yourself." Sometimes it comes from the secular world, but sometimes — and this is the part that grieves me the most — it comes from fellow believers.

 

We have mistaken a false narrative between freedom of worship and freedom of religion. Freedom of worship states that you can hold any belief you choose, provided you keep it confined — within the church, in your heart, and away from public life. Freedom of religion encompasses much more: it affirms our right to live by our beliefs and allows our faith to influence our community and our country.

 

The Canadian Bill of Rights and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms were never intended to push faith to the margins. They were intended to protect it — in all its fullness. Christians have the right to speak, advocate, parent, vote, and live according to the truth as God has revealed it. No government has the authority to strip that right away, and no believer should voluntarily surrender it. A government that acts as such is communism.

 

The Word of God is not merely a document for Sunday morning teaching. It is living and active (Hebrews 4:12). It is meant to penetrate every area of life — our relationships, our politics, our culture, and our parenting. When we confine it to a single hour on a single day, we are not being humble. We are being unfaithful. In Hebrews 4:12, we read,

 

"For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."

 

True diversity — the kind worth celebrating — means allowing every parent to raise their children according to their own beliefs, values, and traditions. It means protecting the freedom of conscience that God Himself has given to every human being.

We cannot escape the trap we're in unless Christians truly repent and start living by faith—placing their trust not in institutions, political parties, courts, charters, or a pact with the CRA, but in God's Word and His character. Institutions will inevitably falter, governments will fall short, but God will never fail you. It doesn’t mean that we do not participate in politics, but rather that we influence the outcome of policies.

 

The Church of the Laodiceans

In the book of Revelation, Jesus addresses seven churches. Six receive some measure of commendation. But to the church at Laodicea, He speaks words that are among the most piercing in all of Scripture — not with anger, but with the grief of a friend who sees someone he loves in a dangerous condition. In Revelation 3:15–17 we read,

 

"I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing' — and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked."

 

These words were written nearly two thousand years ago. But read them again and ask honestly: Do they describe the Canadian Church in the twenty-first century?

 

Looking at history, it's clear Canadian Christians are more prosperous than ever, with cozy buildings, polished productions, dedicated social services, and an abundance of Christian resources. Despite all this, many churches feel spiritually lost. Fewer people are attending weekly services, biblical literacy is lower, and involvement in societal issues such as politics, education, and pressing moral questions has sadly diminished. Instead, Christianity seems to have taken a gentler approach, avoiding offending anyone and steering clear of challenging anything. This shift can sometimes make it harder to stay true to its more powerful, transformative roots.

 

We have become enchanted with comfort. We have put our trust in faulty institutions — in corrupt government, compromised courts, costly tax-and-spend social initiatives, and the sluggish process of democracy — to protect what only faithfulness can preserve. We have let one value after another slip away, often without a word of protest, for fear of being labelled intolerant, extreme, or accused of political intrusion.

 

"The Laodicean church did not fall through persecution. It fell through prosperity — through the slow, comfortable drift away from dependence on God."

 

But here is the extraordinary thing about the letter to Laodicea: Jesus does not abandon them. He does not dismiss them. He stands at the door and knocks. He calls out. He invites. And He makes a promise that still stands today as we read in Revelation 3:20,

 

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me."

 

This is not the language of condemnation. It is the language of longing. Jesus wants in. He wants fellowship. He wants His Church back — restored, awake, and on fire. And He is patient enough to keep knocking.

 

Will you open the door?

 

The Greatest Revival

Many pastors and believers are praying for revival. Many are sceptical. Some are praying for a spiritual awakening within the Church. Some are praying for the restoration of Canada's Christian heritage. Some are praying for the return of Christ. These are not competing prayers — they are facets of the same longing, the same hunger for God to move in our generation as He has in generations past.

 

But what is revival, exactly? The dictionary defines it as a restoration to use, acceptance, activity, or vigour after a period of obscurity and quiet. From a biblical perspective, revival is a concentrated work of God in which Christians earnestly desire more of Christ — more boldness in witness, more commitment to His mission, and more willingness to be inconvenienced, challenged, and changed by His Word.

 

And here is something worth sitting with: revival has never really stopped. It has only been slowed down. It has not been suppressed. It has gone passive. But from the day of Pentecost to this very moment, the Spirit of God has never ceased to move. There has always been a remnant. There has always been a voice crying in the wilderness. The question is not whether God is at work — but whether we are willing to join Him.

 

The history of the Church is a record of ordinary people responding to extraordinary callings. Enoch walked with God for three hundred years in a civilization that had turned its back on Him. Noah preached righteousness for a century and saw only his household saved — and yet he was faithful. Lot sat at the gate of Sodom, engaging with a city that was morally bankrupt, and God counted him as righteous, as read in 2 Peter 2:7–8. These were not perfect people. They were available people.

 

"A revival is not measured only by how many respond — but by the faithfulness of the one who dares to speak the truth, even when no one seems to be listening."

 

Consider your own life. How many of you are the only believer in your family? The only Christian in your workplace? The only voice in your neighbourhood that still speaks of God, of truth, of hope? You may feel invisible. You may feel ineffective. But your presence — your faithful, loving, truth-bearing presence — is itself a form of revival.

 

God has always worked through small beginnings. He started a nation through one man named Abraham. He rebuilt Jerusalem's walls with a small band of returning exiles, each wielding a trowel in one hand and a sword in the other. He turned the world upside down through twelve disciples who had no money, no platform, and no political power — only the presence of the Holy Spirit and the testimony to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. As we read in Zechariah 4:10

 

"For who has despised the day of small things?
For these seven rejoice to see
The plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.
They are the eyes of the Lord,
Which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth.”

 

In the United States, there were and still are signs of a genuine awakening — a return to God's Word, a renewed hunger for truth, Christians stepping back into the public square with courage and conviction. In Canada, the movement is quieter. But it is not absent. And it can grow.

 

What would it look like for the Canadian Church to be part of the greatest revival in all of Christian history? It would not necessarily look like packed arenas with famous preachers. It might look like a courageous pastor who finally preaches the whole truth from his pulpit, denouncing corruption and injustice - a parent who refuses to surrender their children to ideologies that contradict their faith - a Christian who runs for school board, or city council, or parliament - a believer who simply opens the door when Jesus knocked — and lets Him into every room of their life, not just the ones they've tidied up.

 

Revival does not begin with programs or strategies. It begins with repentance — a turning of the heart back toward God. A repentance begins with honesty: acknowledging where we have drifted, where we have been silent, where we have been more concerned with our comfort within a woke society than with His kingdom. We read in Revelation 3:19–20

 

"Therefore be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock."

 

The greatest revival is not something that will happen to us. It is something we participate in — one opened door, one honest conversation, one act of faithful obedience at a time. It does not start with the nation. It starts with you.

 

When a Nation Turns Away

Canada was founded by people who acknowledged God. The preamble to our Charter recognizes the supremacy of God and the rule of law. Our national anthem declares, "God keep our land glorious and free." Christian faith is woven into the fabric of this country's history, its institutions, and its identity.

 

And yet, over the past several decades, that foundation has been quietly eroded. Not all at once, and not always through malice — but through compromise, through indifference, and through the slow acceptance of ideas that would have seemed unthinkable to previous generations.

 

The Church bears some responsibility for this. When Christians withdrew from politics, the political arena did not become neutral — it simply filled with other voices. When we stopped speaking into education, the curriculum did not stay the same — it changed, often in directions that directly contradict the values of Christian families. When we prioritized peace over truth, we did not achieve peace — we simply lost the truth.

 

The Apostle Peter told us that judgment begins with the household of God (1 Peter 4:17). This is not a comfortable verse, but it is clarifying. Before we point fingers at governments, courts, or cultural institutions, we are called to examine ourselves. Where has the Church been lukewarm? Where have we loved our tax exemptions more than our calling? Where have we preached a gospel so devoid of its original testimony that it no longer resembles the one the Apostles proclaimed? We read this affirmation in 1 Peter 4:17,

 

"For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?"

 

None of this is said to heap condemnation. God is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love (Joel 2:13). He has not abandoned Canada. He has not abandoned His Church. But He is calling us — urgently, persistently, lovingly — back to faithfulness.

 

The nations that have forsaken God have not achieved freedom through their neglect. They have found confusion, fragmentation, and a hunger that no policy or ideology can satisfy. Because human beings were made by God. We were made to know Him, to reflect His image, and to live under His good and wise authority. When we reject that, we do not become free. We become lost.

 

But the same God who judged Israel also restored Israel. The same God who allowed Jerusalem to fall also rebuilt it. He is the Deity of redemption, of prodigal sons welcomed back, and of dry bones brought to life once more. And He is not finished with Canada. As James wrote,

 

"Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." — James 4:8

 

The invitation is still open. The door is still being knocked on. And the Church — you and I, together — is the answer to our nation's deepest need. Not because we are powerful or impressive, but because we carry within us the Spirit of the living God, and that Spirit has never lost a battle.

 

Who would follow Isaiah's example?  Although he was a man of unclean lips, he volunteered when God asked in Isaiah chapter 6 verse 8, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us? Then Isaiah said, “Here am I! Send me.” Now, tell me, would you step up and open the door?