I have at times considered how awesome it must have been to be one of the disciples. We were told how great it would have been to be able to actually walk and talk with Jesus, to listen to His preaching and teaching in the first person. I agree with that. I think it would be awesome but today as I was thinking about that I also realized there was what might be called a downside to that.
We tend to think that when we are talking with Jesus that it will be this wonderful experience, just basking in His glory. OK. That’s probably true, but it goes beyond that. You see Jesus might also have the habit of asking us questions that make us uncomfortable. He might make statements to us specifically, and personally that make us examine our lives, our thinking, our relationships, and so many other areas of life that we don’t want to touch. It’s very possible that Jesus would make us uncomfortable, just looking at us.
Another uncomfortable truth here is that Jesus can still do that to us. This is what can happen to us if we read our Bibles conscientiously. If we plug our brains in and try to apply what we’re reading to our lives and be sensitive to the leading and teaching of the Holy Spirit, the Bible can speak to us. Too often it’s things we don’t want to hear. Or maybe it is more accurate to say too often we don’t hear things that it says.
In the same way that’s one of the reasons why we go to church. It’s one of the reasons why we have sermons and scripture reading and sing immortal hymns. It’s one reason why I prefer the music of the church that has endured for centuries, or at least decades, to contemporary worship songs. I find the old hymns penetrate deeper.
Our world needs revival. Our country is desperate for the divine salt that we are supposed to be. We need to understand as important as the coming election is, it is even more important that you and I get in contact with the living God and listen to what he has to say to us. If we are going to revive the country, the revival has to start with us.
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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Opus 2024-205: Talking to Jesus
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