Give me the meat and potatoes!!!
So, today I sit at Jittery Joe's, this wonderful little coffee shop in Anderson and contemplate the past events of the day. Earlier this morning, I was listening to a Bible devotion given by a friend. She used one of those devotion books that has those creative, catchy titles such as
" A cup of comfort" or "Chicken soup for the soul." Sorry to all those that live by those books, but for me, they seem like they are filled with "fluff." They discuss topics that people like to read about and I feel many times that they "dumb down" the facts that Christianity. There is so much more than just talking about how God knows the number of hairs on our head. Do not get me wrong. All of those things are definitely true and important to remember,however, if we always consantly focusing on trying to "encourage" ourselves that we are better people through Christ, we have lost the fact that we are depraved people and that God's grace is bigger than anything that we can comprehend. We should not overlook that his mercy extends the boundaries of any we can imagine. I was struck by the sheer fact that every word in that book just seemed so complacent and everyone listening, smiling... just seemed to take it all in, nod, and act like they had heard the same story everyday for the past 15 years. I thought to myself, "When was the last time that I was convicted by the fact that I in myself am not sufficient to called a child of God?" "When was the last time that I was in anguish because of how sinful I am and my unworthiness?" I want to read and dive into the Word and see myself as the terrible sinful person that I am. I want to hear the deep and tough stuff!! I want the meat and potatoes!!! I know that sometimes it is hard to swallow our pride, but once we realize how utterly helpless we are, we will realize how much bigger our need for Christ is and how far His grace abounds.
"But Thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed and having been set free from sin, have become slaves of Righteousness." Romans 6:17-18
posted by *Rach* @ 4:31 PM
4 Comments:
come on rach, you can't tell me that wasn't the best day of your life...
Gillian,
I appreicate you and all your jokes...haha(office laugh)
actually, it's called Electric City Java now- he he!
i agree there's lots of "fluff" out there. depth is a good thing!
I agree 100% with you. I have been here in Hawaii and have gone to about 6 different churches in the month 1/2 I have been here. It has been a real thing for me to understand that doctrine and Theology are hard to find. Not that Jesus loves Me and that He knows every hair on my head are not important and are not doctrine but it is a real fact that Scripture is dumbed down everywhere we go. We cannot escape the fact that we are dieting when we should be endulging in the goodness of God through His scripture. Thank you for your post. It really hits home! Love ya
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