Hebrews 10:24-25
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another— and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
It is so easy to give up, or to move on to something different when I am tired or discouraged. Sometimes it is necessary to do so. But in my relationship with God, there should be no room at all for complacency. With me, complacency is likely to lead to inactivity. Church family, friends and family around us who are believers- these are people we need to hold close. These are people who keep me from becoming complacent in my spiritual life. I am accountable to them, to live up to and “lean in to” this Christian life. This does not at all mean that friends and family who don’t share my beliefs are somehow “less”. They are vitally important to me as well, and I have a responsibility to them. They also keep me from becoming complacent.
Holy Lord, you have set me down in a world (and a family) of believers and non- believers. They all play a role in my life, and I in theirs. Help me to avoid becoming complacent with the little that I do, but lead me forward to do more. Amen
Becky, transforming
Hebrews 10:24-25
This passage brings to mind the horrific damage done to so many churches in the wake of the COVID outbreak. So many people in so many churches fell right into the trap of “giving up meeting together,” making Sunday morning without worship a habit that has never changed. This habit has bred a complacency that devalues the spiritual benefits of worshipping as a community of faith. Only time will tell if individual churches will recover from this, but we have been promised the the Church writ large will stand forever and the gates of hell shall not prevail against her.
Prayer - Restore Your Church, Lord. It will likely look and feel different to those of us who…