Ah! A nice story. A nice sermon. Feeling good, sitting here in this church pew. Singing some songs, shaking some hands. Same Sunday, week after week. Everything as it should be. Steady on. Don’t rock the boat. Don’t challenge me. I like where I am.
Sound familiar? Do you find yourself in a place of spiritual complacency? Are you self-satisfied, sleepy even? How did this happen? When did I stop reading the bible? Attending Sunday school or bible study? Why do I no longer want to hang around that group of people?
When we become spiritually complacent, we stop being alert, watchful. We start listening to so and so, rather than God. We start following the world, rather than the bible. We listen to the devil as he fills our minds with thoughts that are contrary to God’s word. What happened to being faithful and obedient to God? Is this where you are? If so, beloved, it is not too late. Praise God, your heart is reminded. Your eyes opened. Wake up! Remember! Hold it fast and repent!
Revelation 3:1-3 “I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent.