Matthew 25:1-13
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about our Christian faith. It seems as though we (myself included) are content with having a surface level relationship with God. We have all fallen victim to it and it baffles me. I don't understand how we can remotely be ok with the idea of not fully going after the Creator of life as we know it. It almost seems like we are ok with getting just a taste of God and we let that be enough for our lives until the next encounter with God. We jump from church service to church service, bible study to weekend retreat getting little glimpses of God and we let it "quench our thirsts." We are being spoon fed in so many avenues but when are WE going to start taking the initiative to seek out God on our own.
We cannot go from mountain-top experience to mountain-top experience. We have to become people who are filled with the oil of God. Are our wicks burning and being consumed by the fire or are they covered by that oil and safe in the midst of the flames? I'm personally fed up with only barely knowing God. I'm fed up with the fact that people don't know Him. We must put forth the effort to grow in our walks with God. We must desire to know God intimately and we have to long to share Him with the lost. In doing this we cannot ignore our "lamps" to help others find oil for theirs. What would it look like if we were a people that sought hard after knowing God?
Dan - this same passage stuck out to me more than anything this weekend. I think you do a great job encouraging us leaders to consistently fill ourselves with God's oil and know Him more intimately. Thanks for all you do
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have you read crazy love?
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