Check the Box

 November 14, 2024

Awhile back as I was driving and praying, I thought of what I wrote the night before about the mystery of our salvation. I’ve found that it’s way too easy to do all the spiritual disciplines we’re supposed to do, but to do them with an “I’ve checked that box for today.” When I read my Bible, am I just going through the motions? Listen to what Jesus said about that: 

“You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.”

—John 5:39-40 

It is very easy to search the Scriptures without coming to Jesus. We do it all the time. As I was driving, the Holy Spirit convicted me of doing just that. I was reading to check the box, not to encounter the risen and living Christ. Often the difference is simply the attitude I bring to my reading, but even more, that I don’t give myself enough time to actually listen. Linda and I are close because we spend time together—we MAKE time together just to be with each other. We get close to God the same way, so don’t just check the box; take the time to get your mind set and your spirit ready to just be with Jesus. You won’t regret it.