A reminder for
today
So let us stop
going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on
instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don't need to start
again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing
our faith in God. (Hebrews 6:1)
These public holidays and shorter weeks are confusing. Today
is Wednesday, yet you think it is Tuesday and you wish it were Friday. We are
hard to please, I know. In addition, in a weeks’ time we have yet another long
weekend with two more public holidays. It is tough here in South Africa – hee hee.
Well it is a beautiful day and with a slight chill in the mornings we can feel
winter is finally on its way. Being a Christian in not an easy task and with
constant attacks from the enemy, we are daily targets. Today I was reading
trough Hebrews 5 and 6 and Paul writes here that he does not want to start all
over again with them, they need to grow in their relationship with God. He
compares it to a baby drinking milk and one moving on to solid food. He says
that they continue to fall back and they do not move on to solid food in their
spiritual growth.
It happens too many. We confess and we accept Jesus as our
Lord, yet we remain caught up in the world and its desires that we do not move
on. We kind off stagnate in our relationship with God and we allow the world to
take the place of our time with God. Therefore, what happens, we sin again, we
fall back, and then we need to repent again. For some the grace of God has
become an excuse to sin, because they can just repent again. Funny that they
miss the part where God says clearly that He looks at the heart and not the
deed. It is silly to live like that and for me a waste of time. You are almost
like a mellow Christian. When you start a job, you grow in that job and you want
to get an increase and later a promotion. It is natural human desire to grow,
yet when it comes to God, we do not.
The most important thing in life should be your relationship
with God and your desire to grow in that relationship and to grow as a
believer. Therefore, we must put in more effort in our spiritual growth and our
knowledge of God by reading the Bible and spending time in prayer. Be part of a
church and become involved in the church. These are all steps to a better life
and a better life in Jesus.
Now, take time and spend it with Jesus. He desires that time
with you, because you are so important to Him. He loves you more than you can
ever know, so He longs for time with you. Do not miss this amazing part of life
as a Christian.
Lord, we desire more time with you. I pray that you awake in
us an uncontrollable desire to spend more time with you. You are our God and
King and we need you more than anything else. Fill us with your Spirit and
guide our feet towards you. Let us wear your armour and defeat the enemy when
he comes. In Jesus name.
Have an awesome day, dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers