Drive the speed limit on the interstate of your choice in middle Tennessee and see what happens. You probably already know some of the possibilities; you could be honked at, tailgated, cursed, glared at, and gestured to and nearly everyone will pass you at varying speeds. It seems that even driving in the far right lane no longer offers safe haven. You should be prepared to speed up or get out of the way to accommodate anyone who has a problem with your obedience to the speed limit.
Today’s world reacts in the same way to those who follow Jesus Christ and live their lives according to the teaching of Scripture. Those driven by materialism, money, success, pleasure, and power all roar by, shaking their fists in ridicule at the way we live. They ignore the truth of God, refusing to admit that the speed limits are for all of us. How should we react?
“So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.”
Philippians 2:12-16
Today’s world reacts in the same way to those who follow Jesus Christ and live their lives according to the teaching of Scripture. Those driven by materialism, money, success, pleasure, and power all roar by, shaking their fists in ridicule at the way we live. They ignore the truth of God, refusing to admit that the speed limits are for all of us. How should we react?
“So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.”
Philippians 2:12-16
1 comment:
A great reminder. I love that scripture! In the hedonistic world that we live in, it's good to remember that "... it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." Obedience is not always pleasant - especially to our flesh - but must be practiced. Our sinful bodies must be disciplined to the point of submission to the word of God in Christ. It is imperitive that the end game is anchoring our pleasure in God's pleasure. May our "need for speed" mentality yield to the Glory of Christ.
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