Righteousness with out the Holy Spirit
In staff meeting yesterday we were discussing the Mormon church and how their under investigation as it pertains to their tax exempt status. Normally I’d be cool with it except that we (the christian church) will probably be next.
We then got onto the subject of the overuse of prescription medication (anti-depressants, anti-anxiety) in the state of Utah. (Burks used to work for a pharmaceutical company) Then my mom chimed in “well of course they are stressed, can you imagine trying to live a righteous life with out the Holy spirit?” Then someone else said “I have enough trouble WITH the help of the holy spirit.”
That is so true. Our flesh is so strong that even with the holy spirit living inside us we still struggle. We still sin. Thank you God for the blood of the lamb. Without that we would be up a creek. That being said, how should it affect the way we worship.
Two things:
1-We ought to come to worship with such an attitude of gratitude that thanksgiving pours from our hearts as we reflect on the price Jesus paid so that we might stand before the Father, holy.
2-We ought to be on the lookout for God and how he wants to work in our lives. Nobodies perfect we simply strive towards a more Christlike life and with open hearts listen to what work God wants to do in our hearts. He always wants you to grow so pay attention:)