November 11
Ezekiel 23:1-49; Hebrews 10:18-39; Psalm 109:1-31; Proverbs 27:13
"What do you want"? When kids are young and unable to fully verbalize what they want, parents can find themselves asking this question often. Kids often respond by pointing, with grunts, and sometimes with screams and tears. Even at a young age, when someone wants something and is motivated to acquire it, there is little you can do to draw their attention away.
In some of the most graphic language in the Bible, Ezekiel 23 describes what Israel and Judah wanted. They wanted to participate in idolatry with foreign nations and all of the excess which was part of their worship. Despite God's love and affection for them, they want nothing to do with him.
In contrast, Hebrews 10:19-39 describes how Jesus’ actions should motivate us to want him. We should be people who "draw near," "hold unswervingly" and "spur one another on.” All that Jesus has done for us should make us want him over everything else this world can offer. If we are truly motivated by God's grace then we will pursue him regardless of the difficulty, cost, or suffering that it may bring. Rather than reaching for the things of this world, we should continually be reaching out for Christ.
So, "What do you want" is an important question to ask ourselves, and we need to reach a place where we answer Jesus over everything else.
God my Father, thank you for the life you have given me. Help me to respond to your love and grace by pursuing you and making you known. Help me not to pursue anything with more passion and intensity than I pursue you. Help me to make you my first love. Amen.
Question: How do you stay motivated to pursue Christ, when you don't feel like it?
"What do you want"? When kids are young and unable to fully verbalize what they want, parents can find themselves asking this question often. Kids often respond by pointing, with grunts, and sometimes with screams and tears. Even at a young age, when someone wants something and is motivated to acquire it, there is little you can do to draw their attention away.
In some of the most graphic language in the Bible, Ezekiel 23 describes what Israel and Judah wanted. They wanted to participate in idolatry with foreign nations and all of the excess which was part of their worship. Despite God's love and affection for them, they want nothing to do with him.
In contrast, Hebrews 10:19-39 describes how Jesus’ actions should motivate us to want him. We should be people who "draw near," "hold unswervingly" and "spur one another on.” All that Jesus has done for us should make us want him over everything else this world can offer. If we are truly motivated by God's grace then we will pursue him regardless of the difficulty, cost, or suffering that it may bring. Rather than reaching for the things of this world, we should continually be reaching out for Christ.
So, "What do you want" is an important question to ask ourselves, and we need to reach a place where we answer Jesus over everything else.
God my Father, thank you for the life you have given me. Help me to respond to your love and grace by pursuing you and making you known. Help me not to pursue anything with more passion and intensity than I pursue you. Help me to make you my first love. Amen.
Question: How do you stay motivated to pursue Christ, when you don't feel like it?
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