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February 24, 2006
Consumer Christianity
Filed under: God, Faith & Spirituality
In my western culture paradigm of thinking that everything tangible is within my reach, I am discontented with the empty sensation that comes from getting it now and paying for it later.
Not surprising that the Kingdom of God goes at it the other way.
I regret the times when I have been moved more by sermons that taught me how to cling to the promises rather than run to the promiser maker. When I live life as though it were a business, I find myself more concerned with staying in the black when I know Jesus wants us in the red. When we're in the red, his blood covers us, his love sustains us, and his hope frees us.
The one thing I ask of the LORD--
the thing I seek most--
is to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
delighting in the LORD's perfections
and meditating in his Temple.
- Psalm 27:4 (NLT)
I want to focus more on just being with Jesus, and not so much on making sure I'm cashing in on all of his promises.
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