I was up Saturday evening in my college dorm room at Georgia State University waiting for The Ramp to come on via the internet. The Ramp is a ministry made up of young people between the ages of 15 to 25 who are hungry for God and the truth; who are living the life and spreading the Gospel. This ministry is spearheaded by Karen Wheaton, an anointed Woman of God who has a passion for this generation.

I’ve been watching The Ramp for the past 2 to 3 years. This is by far one of the few dynamic group of young people who feel what I feel and see what I see and are hungry for what I have a hunger for… and that’s God and Him alone. They understand that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life and they’ve caught on to the realization that you can either choose God NOW or go through life the hard way and wish you had Him later. But either way, it’s your choice. They’ve decided that He, in the end, is the only thing that matters. And I love their passion and drive, especially in a time where most youth are so out-of-touch with God.

“Will YOU Be Ready?”

We are living in strange times… violence, murders, warfare, poverty, disease, unexplainable weather conditions and storms, tension between nations, nuclear warheads everywhere. It’s crazy how we’re living and dwelling in the midst of a lost and dying generation that gets enjoyment or thrills out of sexual exploitation, seeing people suffer, money and greed, and other tangents. We’re lost and confused. There is no doubt that we’re living in the cliched times called the “Last Days”… I mean just look around! Check out the life of an average human being. Most people have no clue as to what’s really going on (not saying I do), we’re just living and some refuse to believe there’s a Heaven and a Hell and that everyone will one day stand face-to-face with death.

Dear Child,

Why do you run and hide away? I know there’s beauty in your face, what is this creature that I made, so afraid of Love? What must I say, how can I prove, convince this world, especially you, just how happy you would be, if I were with you and you with ME.

You are beautiful to me, beyond the brilliant galaxy, the angels gaze down on the children of my love, yeah… You are precious in my sight, I want to give you a better life, what will it take for you to believe that you are beautiful to ME.

Before time, I knew your name, before the heavens were in place; I could look upon your face, and see myself in you. But this world with blinded eyes, blurs your beauty with their lies. All that’s pure, and good, and right, they don’t want you to see, there’s no one like YOU.

My love is patient and is kind; it does not envy or boastful pride; it will never say good-by and leave you lonely. My love rejoices in My truth, my love delights itself in you, only my truth will prevail, because my love never fails. There’s no one like YOU!

Love,

God

Ron Luce wrote a very engaging and informing book on the state of this generation of youth. After reading this book, it left me with one resounding realization, and that is that this is a generation in need of serious help. This generation is in crisis whether we want to realize it or not. Sadly, there are so many young people who are lost and confused. Teen pregnancy, homosexuality, money, porn, television, video games, drugs, gangs and so much more are harming and tarnishing the lives and minds of this generation.

In Battle Cry of a Generation, Ron Luce gives us hope through Jesus Christ and the rising of a generation of young followers who are answering the call to impact and lead this generation to Christ. There is such a dire need for serious Christians who are not afraid or intimidated; who dedicate their lives in an effort to see a generation saved and transformed by the true message and fame of Jesus Christ.