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It doesn't matter how we celebrate Him. What matters is whether when the moment arises, will we be in the moment? Or will we allow ourselves to be distracted by whatever is more important to us than what the moment is calling for?
How often are we gathering together for the primary purpose of talking about Jesus? We are reminded that "I" may be a temple, but WE are the Church, for church is not something we do. It's who we are.
The Sabbath isn't a day. It's an action. A call to stop what we are doing and reflect on the One who is empowering us to do the work. A call to rest for a little while and remember who is carrying the load.
Fasting is not a dietary method. It is our way of drawing near to God. When we hunger for food, God promises to fill the hunger in our souls.
Prayer is simply a conversation with God. Jesus reminds us that the quality of our prayers is not in what we say, but WHY we say it.
The trials of Hagar remind us that God's promises to His people have been and will be fulfilled, even when it seems like it's impossible.
We must commit the Word of God to our memory and our hearts; otherwise, we're just reciting Scripture and not harnessing the power of the Bread of Life and Living Water within us.
Hearing the Gospel one time is not enough to SUSTAIN the believer. We must feed on the Bread of Life and Living Water again and again so that we never forget to be more like Jesus.
All of Scripture points to Jesus. So we read the Bible to know Him, be examined by Him, be transformed by Him, and walk like Him, empowered by Him.
The Spiritual Disciplines are meant to make us more like Jesus. Any other motive divorces the disciplines from the power they're meant to connect us to.
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