Forcing the Law on 'Em

Wait on the LORD;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the LORD! Psalm 27:14

That boss of mine is not one to sit still for very long, and sometimes that frustrates his clients and colleagues. Well, I received a new hot glue gun yesterday, heh, heh. We can fix this problem! That wouldn't work for long though; I can just see him running out of the office with the chair glued to his butt, so great is his desire to keep moving.

We face a temptation in a Christian religion to force the law on 'em. Other religions face the same problem and some take up the gun to enforce it. Even when there is no forcing, we may lament that everyone doesn't obey the same rules. Or, when enforcement is present we may cry that it is not enforced evenly for all. And we're headed south from where I wanted to go with this.

God, it seems, has a different method of getting us to obey His law, the heart transplant. Ezekiel 36:26 promises a new heart and a new spirit. An obedient heart and a spirit given to the Law. Of course not all prophecies are fulfilled as quickly as we might expect or desire, which should remind us to be wary of our expectations and desires. We may need to wait on the Lord and be of good courage. Strengthening of the heart may come in God's good time and may take years and even decades. In fact, Jesus may complete the work when we see Him in a different place than this one we labor in now. We may find the strengthening coming from a relationship with the Risen Savior and not out of a religion at all! And that, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, is why we no longer claim a religion but rejoice in a relationship with our Lord Jesus.

Religion likes rules; relationship likes love and life. Have a great day in Christ!

Bucky