March 10, 2024
Sunday
Have you ever seen a company fire most of its sales force when times get tough? Probably not because that company is about to go out of business. It is gone before you can know they fired their sales force. They must cut back and they hope that their previous customers will continue to buy from them. They fail to realize that any company not enlisting new customers is on its way out.
They resemble the man whose doctor told him that he must cut out some of his wine, women and song or it was going to kill him. The man gave up singing. Failing to recognize what's important will kill your business, your church and your walk with the Lord.
I have seen many people who become homebound from church. I visited one who told me that she could go shopping and to the beauty shop but just couldn't make it to church. That, to me, will be hard to explain when she stands at the judgement seat of Christ. Refusing to go to church simply because it is difficult will result in a weakened faith. That weakened faith will crumble when the true difficulties of life hit.
Maybe people have never thought of what the important things are. They just don't see how they tie together. Who suffers if they don't have a quiet time? Who suffers is the skip church? Who suffers if they don't order their lives in a walk with the Lord? Even though few others will notice at first, they will notice immediately if they have a close walk with the Lord. They lost their first love. Their relationship with the Lord grows cold. Yes, it is gradual but it is also assured when we refuse to do what's important.
What is the hardest thing to do in the Christian life? One man who had a quiet time every day for twenty years said, "Having a quiet time every day." Taking the time to acknowledge that this is the day that the Lord has made, listening to God's word as one reads it to himself and praying that this day will be filled with obedience to the Lord is extremely hard to do. However, it is worth it. It reflects who you love. It sets your day on the right path. Your mind is focused on the Spirit. It brings life and peace.
Romans 8:6 (NASB 2020) 6 For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,
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