Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. 1 Thessalonians 4:1
I remember being at a church service listening to the preacher emphasize his 7th point of the sermon. What he was saying was going in and out of my ear. In fact, I was beginning to find myself angry. Angry at a message that probably would have won a prize at the nearest convention of humanism. But as a message for God’s children, it was abusive.
His focus was not on the beauty of Jesus’ good news of HIS Kingdom. Instead, he was belittling the congregation for not living up to the standards of the Bible. Instead of teaching on the rest found in Jesus, he was using Jesus as the means to entice the soul. He was taking the place of the Holy Spirit to convict God’s children. He was replacing the gospel with a message of do more.
He emphasize we needed to do more service, more bible study, and more giving of resources. We needed to add more activities into our normal busy world. If we don’t, we are failing as Christians. God is not going to be happy with us unless we do more. It was sad. It was disturbing. It was hurtful.
The truth will set you free. Listening to this humanistic message made me appreciate the freedom Jesus gives me. We don’t need to add more unto our plate. Instead, we need only to walk with Jesus in what we already are doing.
When we live in the presence of God on a daily basis, all our normal activities are important. HE is with us. HE is already doing a work before we even get there. Our role is simply to attune ourselves to HIM and follow HIS lead.
We generally don’t need to do more stuff. But one thing we all need to do better, is learn how to dance with God with what we are currently doing. There is great peace and joy knowing HE is with you. Instead of doing more, we all may need to learn how to do less. Less WITH Jesus, is better than more of anything else.
Rooting For You in Christ!
Dr. Mike
Faith-Integrator, Encourager, Scribbler
“We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,” (Colossians 1:9)
Books By Dr. Mike:
- Power Up With Jesus – Aspirations for a Grace-Paced Life
- The Adventurous Journey of Transformation in Christ
- Overflowing Prayers Rooted in Jesus Christ v1 & v2
- Dancing With God: A Life-Giving Worldview
- Great Business Emulates a Good God
- Stay Free…Avoid Worldly Traps
- Simply The Messenger
- Unequally Married
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