24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. 25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.
Hebrews 10:24-25
Christian’s are good at thinking of ways to do “stuff.” In almost 20 years of ministry I’ve come to the conclusion that Christians just think about the wrong “stuff” and are motivated by the wrong “stuff.”
Hebrews tells the Christian to think of ways to motivate each other to acts of love and good works. This certainly happens in small circles of the body of Christ. It’s a refreshing and exhilarating thing to experience and behold.
Dwell on that for a moment. God in His abundant life He has given me, wills that I motive my brothers and sisters in Christ to do acts of love and good works. That’s very much absent in the body of Christ. The answer to that issue is for every believer to look in the mirror and repent where necessary.
Far too many excuses of false justification for not living entirely for Christ stain the walls of the American Church. It’s getting old and it’s stinking up the church. Individual altar’s must tended to on a daily basis again for lives to be pleasing aromas unto the LORD.
These excuses reach into the desertion of the House of God and the gathering of saints. Again, excuses of preferences and misplaced priorities shatter the church. This is not the Father’s heart.
We are told that as the day of the LORD draws near, our attendance should increase and the frequency in which we attend should increase. But as this world falls apart, the church is deciding with her actions to abandon the heart of Hebrews for ministering to each other and to His name together.
As the end of days continue to contract with birth pains, it’s imperative the Bride of Christ wake up and stop walking in selective sainthood. Meaning that we don’t get to pick in choose the type of Jesus we follow. We either follow Jesus, or stop pretending.
Are you a Selective Sunday Saint? Are you sold out for the Gospel?
Let your life answer that question in an unmistakable manner.
Nate Staton 