Diet and Exercise

Hey folks, what a tremendous response Sunday to the new sermon series. I don’t have the words to communicate how excited I am about what God will do as we refocus the thrust of our ministry to the spiritually starving people wandering the streets outside our doors. As I said this past week, we Christians have sat at the Lord’s banquet table far too long, gorging ourselves on the nourishment of His promises and truth. It’s time we pushed back from the table, got up out of our chairs, left the air-conditioned surroundings of our church buildings, and exercised our faith. It’s sort of like our physical health and conditioning. If we want to stay healthy, two components are necessary: a balanced diet and exercise. The same is true in a spiritual sense. James tells us not to just be hearers of the word, but to be doers of the word as well. (James 1:22) The is no doubt that God wants us to grow as we dig deeply into the rich nourishment of the word, but His desire is that we put into practice the things we have learned. As we continue in this series about the dining table of the Lord, let’s keep in mind that we have been fed so that we can serve others and lead them to the table of the Lord. Whom have you invited to the table this week?

Today I didn't dine at a table for lunch. I went to the grocery store deli and grabbed a sandwich "on the fly". While I was there, I noticed that the deli manager had put out all these little sample trays of different varieties of cheese that were on sale. As I tasted the samples, I immediately knew which ones I would purchase and which ones I didn’t care for... Some of the cheeses I didn't even have to taste. The smell was enough to turn me away.  As I made my way from tray to tray, I thought, "This is how believers are in the world. Just like these samples of cheese, we are living samples of our faith. Our attitudes, our actions, our words and our deeds show others whether or not our faith is attractive to them." The question we must ask ourselves is this: “Does our sample attract others to the Lord’s table, or do we cause them to hold their noses and turn away?”

Put feet to your faith and live the life you profess to possess in Christ. Diet and exercise… profitable for life physically, but more so spiritually…

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