Daily Archive

OPTION 1:

-I have to go to Sunday service and weekly bible study so that God is pleased with me.

-I have to pray two hours a day so that God can bless me. 

-I have to read the Word of God two hours a night so that I can be healed.

OPTION 2:

-I get to go to Sunday service and weekly bible study to fellowship with like-minded believers and worship a risen Savior.

-Through Jesus Christ, God has blessed me, therefore, I get to pray to stay in constant communication with my God and the time I spend praying is inconsequential. 

-The stripes of Jesus Christ have already healed me, therefore, I enjoy spending time in God’s Word to fully comprehend the promises of God.

Option 1 is a religious mindset many Christians had in the past. God never intended for us to follow rules for the sake of following rules. God desires a relationship with us. He wants us to enjoy spending time with Him in prayer and in His Word. He doesn’t want it to be a chore or out of necessity. God sent Jesus to flawlessly complete all of the requirements to regain our right standing with Him so that we won’t have to. 

If we don’t make it to church, God still loves us. If we don’t read as much as we intended to read, we’re still blessed. If we haven’t fasted, we’re still healed. Once we get know God and have a true revelation of how good He’s been to us, our desire to do all those things will become automatic. Seek a relationship with God and not religious rules. 

1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.