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Grab your spot now by going to summit.org slash breakpoint. That's summit.org slash breakpoint. Welcome to Breakpoint, a daily look at an ever-changing culture through the lens of unchanging truth for the Colson Center on Johnstone Street. After his amazing victory on Mount Carmel against the prophets of Baal, Elijah fell into a deep depression. Not only had he seen God work in a miraculous way, he had proven before Israel who was the one true God.
And yet, almost immediately, Elijah questioned whether God could protect him from Jezebel, and he falsely believed he was the only true prophet left in Israel. As he put it, quote, I have been very jealous for the Lord the God of hosts, for the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life to take it away.
Now, there's a whole lot we can learn from this story about the vulnerabilities of humans and the kindness of God. For example, I love that the author of 1 Kings includes the detail that God sent an angel to Elijah to help him first sleep and then cook him food. Also, by informing Elijah of the seven thousand people in Israel who had not bowed a knee to Baal, God was reminding Elijah that he was still very much at work in the world and that he primarily works through his people. God has his people everywhere, in fact. Often he uses unlikely candidates to be courageous voices of truth.
The new film Truth Rising tells the stories of five courageous voices in this civilizational moment. As a young teenager, Chloe Cole was so completely lost and deceived about who she was, she underwent a double mastectomy, attempting to become male. God worked in her life to reveal what was true about who she is. And now, having detransitioned, Chloe advocates for the truth that humans are made in God's image, male and female. She is a powerful voice, pushing back against serious darkness.
The story of Seth Dylan and the Babylon Bee might be the political headline of the last decade. First, the popular and funny satirical website was canceled from one of their most powerful channels of influence for saying something that was true. Committed, as Alexander Solzonitsen put it, to live not by lies. Seth refused to take the shortcut around the truth. But God was at work, and how that story turned out shocked everyone.
My friend Katie Faust was a pastor's wife in the Northwest with an anonymous blog. She spoke truth about an ideology that subjects children to the whims of adult desires. Then Katie was outed by someone who threatened her and her entire church community. How God used that incident to make Katie a leading champion for the rights and well-being of children worldwide is absolutely incredible. And speaking of courage, that's not typically a required qualification of bakers, but it was for Jack Phillips.
One afternoon, Jack took a stand when asked to design a cake with a message that was not true. That stand led to 13 years of attacks by the state of Colorado and one of the most consequential First Amendment wins of our lifetime. And also, a whole lot of people coming to Christ. Again, here, God was at work. Perhaps best known among the five stories told in Truth Rising is that of Ayan Hirsi Ali, whose faith journey has taken her from Islam to atheism to Christ.
An activist, political leader, and author, Ayan has now found the freedom that she was always looking for. And she believes deeply that God has placed her as a truth teller in this crucial cultural moment. And that's exactly what she's doing. These five stories of courage are fully told in the Truth Rising documentary. What's obvious in each and every one is how God is at work through his people, just as much today as he was with Elijah.
After Mount Carmel. We are not alone. Rather, we have been called to this time in this place by God. You can stream Truth Rising today for free by going to truthrising.com/slash Colson. That's truthrising.com/slash Colson.
For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street. If you're a fan of Breakpoint, leave us a review wherever you download your podcast. And for a version of this commentary that you can download or share with others, go to breakpoint.org.
