Several weeks back, the Church lost an amazing leader when Chuck Colson passed away at age 80. What a model of transformation, servanthood, grace, truth and missional living!! His first 45 years were spent as an ambitious politician who was later convicted and sentenced to prison for his involvement in the Watergate scandal. Shortly after prison, Colson was witnessed to by a friend in his driveway…and for the last 35 years, the world has been a better place.
He saw his mission as combining a clear, unapologetic declaration of Jesus as Lord and Savior and acts of compassion and mercy for those in prison and their families. He was the poster-boy for how God takes our deepest pains and regrets and turns them into avenues of grace, how God causes all things to work together for good, for those who love God and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28).
What a model for us as well: passionate about unleashing love, passionate about acts of mercy, having an amazing redemptive effect on a world under siege. We echo what is surely God’s Word to this man’s life - “Well done, Chuck Colson, well done!”
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