Last night I woke up at 430 in the morning after having had quite possibly the most bizarre dream of my entire life which I will talk about another time once I get to mow over it, and decide what exactly I feel it means for sure.
Anyway, this set of thoughts really began to way heavily on my heart.
This passage is in homes, on walls, cards, picture frames, you name it...There's something made with this verse on it. But really read through this and analyze it really quickly.
15"But if serving the Lords seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord."
Lets be sure to note that in all instances this verse implies action. "As for me and my household WE WILL SERVE the Lord." Do you catch it when you read it? It's not just a catch phrase, a frame decorator, or even a passive statement. When you place this in your home you are making a declarative statement of your willingness to act on behalf of the Lord. You are offering yourself and your household into service which is not a passive action...It's an active action. Really pour over that and take into consideration the implication and declaration you are making unto the Lord when you parade this verse around. It is something that we all should take to heart, without a doubt. We need to stop passively being Christians. Christianity is an active title. If you aren't acting: teaching, preaching, helping, loving, sharing, giving...You aren't being a true Christian. Jesus said that people would know us by our love.
Are we all really living this out? Are people noticing that we are Jesus filled through our love?
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Thanks for letting me in on your thoughts Caleb. I suspect they are not merely "yours" but there is something here that God's Spirit is speaking to those "who have ears to hear." That passage was read in a recent prayer meeting I attended and the Holy Spirit brought it back to me when I shared with my small group. If we will read the entire passage we will see the sense of urgency Joshua has--to press the people and get them to make a decision. Perhaps the Spirit is pressing us now at this hour for a reason. (I'm not "sneaky". This is Mr. B. commenting through a generic gmail account I created last Christmas for a secret santa activity at work.)
ReplyDeleteHaha thanks for commenting Mr. B. I'm glad to hear that this passage isn't only on my heart. I really think that we need to seriously take this verse to heart rather than just letting it be a passing fancy. I love it and think it's a mandatory concept for every household to come to terms with.
ReplyDeleteHope all is well!