October 29, 2024 – Sitting In The Garage

Sitting In The Garage
October 29, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 26:11-13
 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

 

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    One of the saddest phenomena in the world today is the revolving door of the church. As I have been blessed with the opportunity to speak in several churches over the years, I am often saddened to hear about people who once appeared to be on fire for God but have now returned to living in the world.

    In the church I pastor, and in churches all across America, we find the same thing happening repeatedly. You’ll see someone come to the church, become enthusiastic about being there with so many loving people, join every available group, and engage in various meaningful activities within the church. They speak passionately about their faith and attend every church function. However, at some point, they encounter a minor issue within the church or an external influence, and off they go back into the world, reverting to their previous way of life.

 

    When you ask them if they are saved, they might respond, “Oh yes, I’m saved. I remember the date.” However, salvation is not merely a date, nor is it a set of magic words once uttered. Salvation is a genuine relationship with Jesus Christ. Once you have that relationship with Him, the sinfulness of the world will lose its appeal.

 

    The Bible says a dog returns to his vomit and a fool to his folly. The lost will always long for the world, but when a person is saved, the Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. Some say the people who return to the world have lost their salvation. Friend, you cannot lose what you most likely never had.

 

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    Enjoying church fellowship does not save you any more than sitting in a garage makes you a car. True Christianity is not about fellowship; it’s about relationship. A genuine relationship with Jesus will naturally lead you to desire church fellowship. 

 

 

Do you have a relationship with Jesus,
or do you simply hold church membership?

 

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: October 29, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
  Luke 23 – Luke 24
  Proverbs 26:11 – 13

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Jeremiah 16-19
  1 Timothy 6