I love this verse about Moses and I love the appeal of Paul to the Romans. We do not have to lose our zeal, our passion for God. I know that is not always easy and often the drift is unintentional. Life is complex and distracting and we settle in to routines. Church becomes a function of habit, preference, and socializing with the ones we know instead of a deep movement of worship and commissioning in which we work in cooperation with the movement of the Holy Spirit united in the mission of reconciliation, salvation, and light. If we do not nurture that relationship it will wane.

Our culture is changing rapidly. Ideologies, traditions, communication, social structures, food, and so on. It is changing at a faster rate than any time in history. Demographics and population are shifting exponentially. All of these things can cause fear with the result being that we’d rather stick to what we know, where we are comfortable, and disengage the challenges. Unfortunately, this bleeds over into our spiritual life and it has the resulting effect of having a soul and a relationship with God that is badly in need of a spiritual ear and nose trim and a new bathrobe.

In our spiritual youth we looked at Jesus and said, “I will follow you”. We accepted the invitation to a life of making fishers of men, a life of not just joining in the light, but participating in the making of light. But somewhere along the way we settled for participation trophies, donuts, and coffee on a Sunday morning instead of lives transformed. The good news is that though the world changes, and though we’ve been distracted, it’s not too late; the Love and Mission of God never changes. Jesus invitation is still there. The place to find comfort and zeal is in the work of God.

Peace,

Pastor Cory