Today’s Thought “Incomplete Pursuit” G. Ward

Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?” John 3:4

Lack of passion disinvolved with any endeavor, is synonymous with standing by the riverside fishing without supply.

Worship is an exercise (individual or corporate) that gives praise unto HIS sufficiency. Reading the Bible, along with devotional thoughts and participating in worship services (no matter the commitment), denies intimacy with the Holy One when repentance is not the prefacing. While it may be true that faith unlocks the door to relationship to Holy God, it must first reverence His eternal existence and power. That recognition demands of oneself great, but not lengthy plans for a funeral; with insistence that you be the corpse (Mt.16:24). WE MUST CEASE CALLING WORSHIP THAT WHICH MEETS OUR DEMANDS (i.e. preferences and presumed delight). You can walk away (like Nicodemus), refusing adherence, but when you attend services on Sunday and feel obligated to enjoin the rest, singing “I Surrender All” you better change the lyrics to I surrender SOME; because you alone deny entry (cf. Rev.3:20)…

Happy Thursday!