Once when I was a teenager, my youth pastor told me that "a bath a day would keep the devil away" I remember thinking to myself this guy has lost his mind. But then as he began to explain himself I began to realize what he was talking about. I suppose that as I have become older that quote has become even more real to me.
Recently I had to give my dog Vinnie a bath, he is an English Bulldog and I have to bathe him quite frequently because of his sensitive skin and large skin folds that will accumulate dirt and cause skin diseases if left unchecked. Vinnie doesn't particularly care for the baths, he fights me all the way to the shower, and honestly I don't really care to bathe him either because of the mess it makes. However, as his master I know that he must be bathed or else he could grow very sick.
As Christians we can easily find ourselves in the same shape as Vinnie if we aren't careful. It is so easy just to take our salvation for granted and simply go about with our busy lives leaving Jesus behind. Someone has said that Jesus has become like a spare tire to many people, they use Jesus when they are out of options and flat in life, but as soon as things get better they replace Jesus with something else and put Jesus back in the trunk of their lives so speak, only to bring Him back out when they need Him again.
The reality is without Jesus at the forefront our lives we are destined for breakdown, we become sick with the filth that we have picked up from the world, and sooner or later if we continue down this path the world will literally choke away our relationship with God. I want to challenge you today not to allow the cares,concerns,and attitudes of this world pollute your mind and relationship with God.
Keep God first in all that you do, spend time with him in prayer and through the reading of His word, listen to his voice for He desires to speak to you. Remember that God has you here for a reason, stay tuned into Him and get ready to be launched into your destiny.
Just His,
Jake
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
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