Here is a very quick unpack from our Sunday service. Chris pictured below gave us an enlightening talk about the problem we have with religion.
The question is this, has our faith become religious? Is our faith just about coming to church on a Sunday and doing the church thing? But then as soon as we step away from the church doors we are not living and walking the way Christ teaches us to walk.
The Bible teaches us that we are the salt and the light of the earth, as explained in Matthew chapter five displayed below.
Matthew 5 v 13-16:
13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.
14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that[a] they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”
If we become un-salty what good are we going to be to help people come aboard onto the Christian walk. We need to remain salty, but how do we remain salty?
To remain salty so that our light may shine before others we must ensure we are doing a lot of the following:
- Reading our Bibles
- Attending our community groups.
- Serving in church
- Praying
- Seeking the Lords face.
These are just some of the things that will help us stay fervent in spirit, this is what Paul tells us to do in the letter to the Romans, here is a snippet below.
Romans 12:11-13
11 “Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.”
If we pray and study the Christian faith with zeal you will never get tired. You will remain salty, and your light will shine before others helping people onto the Christian pathway.
It is not boring being a Christian!
Praying, studying, serving, spending time with other Christians in fellowship and seeking the Lords face is far from boring. Last Sunday we talked about what it is to live an abundant life, is it to be rich and own a Ferrari? No it isn’t, it is to receive an abundance of spiritual blessings. It could be that you pray for someone to be healed and it happens, it could be you pray for someone to be saved and it happens, for those who seek the Lord’s face and are zealous for him, will see God and see him very regularly.
So don’t be pulled into the world in all its temptations telling you to do the Sunday church thing making your faith religious, do church everyday and you will keep your faith fresh, salty and your light will shine before others, and you will see signs, miracles and wonders as it says Jesus did in Acts chapter two displayed below.
Acts 2:22
22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.”