Manna in the Morning

Have you ever considered what might make God sick? Immediately we may recall that God was heart-sick over the evil that was so prevalent in the days of Noah... so he sent the flood to destroy that evil generation. Maybe you also remember the letter that Jesus directed to the ancient church of Laodicea. To that church Jesus wrote, “Because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.” (Rev. 3:16) Obviously Jesus is not impressed with a tepid expression of one’s relationship with Him. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Romans, “be fervent in spirit.” (Romans 12:11b) Sadly many people look down on any form of enthusiasm unless it is for their sports team. When it comes to matters of faith too often the battle-cry is “Who cares?” But the very nature of our relationship to Jesus Christ and all that He has done for us should elicit from us a ready enthusiasm and a fervent spirit and attitude. There are many things in this world of ours that justifiably gets a “ho-hum” from us but our commitment to Christ and our service for Him should not be one of them.