Most agree that there is a God and that he sees everything. There is nothing that we do, even in the “privacy of our own homes”, that can be hidden. He sees it all.
This is not merely for His amusement as some like to joke, but it’s so that His justice can ultimately be served. The battle of good and evil will one day be reconciled, once and for all, in the last day, at the final judgement. The democrat vs republican war will finally be settled (Oh come Lord Jesus!), with many from both sides plunging into eternal hellfire.
“…every one of us shall give account of himself to God.”
Romans 14:12
So, if we believe that there will be a reconciling with our Creator, then there are only two paths in this life: The one where we earnestly seek the will of our Creator and the other where we seek our own will, believing we are good enough to escape His condemnation.
I worry for those who have heard the gospel of Jesus Christ and acknowledge his many blessings, but still choose their own paths. On the one hand, I can’t blame them; for the temptations of the world are powerful and the thought of having to die to them all is hard to fathom. The FOMO is real and it can only be cured by God's grace.
On the other hand, they seek the same peaceable and quiet lives as believers do, yet fail to connect with the Creator through the Redeemer, which is the only way to have such true peace.
Lord, we pray that you would act on those who have heard the Gospel and have turned away. We pray they’d see your amazing grace in Jesus Christ and that they would turn back to the church. Forgive them for calling upon your name and for using your church as a lucky charm, according to their own heart’s desires, rather than worshiping you in spirit and in truth. We pray for your truth be undeniable to our loved ones and that they may be converted.
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
John 4:24
Going through rituals and traditions will not earn extra blessings, no matter the occasion. In fact, you might be heaping curses upon yourself.
Ye must be born again.
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:3
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