Truth (Part 1)

Truth: Part 1

It’s time to face facts. It’s time that we hear the truth. Some of you may be offended, but if you really think about it what I’m about to say, you’ll appreciate the wake up call. The truth is we don’t want God in our daily lives. I’m dead serious. People want to go through life based on what feels right rather than learning how God commands us to live. It’s a simple fact: our flesh fights against our spirit and most people would rather stay out of the fight. 

You see, we are so caught up in doing what pleases us we hardly concern ourselves with that little thing called self-control. It’s why people openly embrace homosexuality, sleeping around, drug use and alcohol abuse. All of these things may please the body but not God. Speaking of which, we even want our religion our way. Christianity is simple but we don’t like simple. When we worship we want to be entertained as if we were at a concert. Heaven forbid if the preacher actually admonishes  us against sinful living. We want to be motivated, inspired, and shown how to prosper so we created prosperity gospel. 

The truth will make us uncomfortable and I hate to say this but we love our traditions more than the truth. The Bible makes it as plain as day how we should worship but we’d rather do what momma and grandma have always done. If that means communion once a month, even though the Bible teaches every week (Acts 20:7), that’s what we stick to. If that means women preaching, even though the Bible teaches against it (1Tim 2:12), that’s what we stick to. 

The truth will make you uncomfortable, It’s why people don’t really study the Bible. It’s why we keep God out of our lives. But if we don’t stop doing what pleases us and learn the truth, we will not be free. 

Think about it.