Religion can often take the place of sacredness in our lives. We begin to replace intimacy with God for attendance at church. We replace the opportunities to participate with those the spirit of God is drawing into His kingdom for another Bible study. Soon our life in Christ begins to feel more like a list of obligations and less like the wild eyed & dangerous journey it was meant to be.
The hunger for position and prestige begins to crowd out the need to love the underprivileged and care for the broken hearted.
As we looked into the lives of Nadab and Abihu in Leviticus 8-10 it was easy to see the desire for recognition leading them to treat the presence of God with disdain.
I found myself wondering how often we miss the presence of God moving on people all around us as we cloister ourselves in ivory towers of Christian safety. How often do I miss that God's Spirit is at work as close as the nearest heart beating around me. He is and always will be in pursuit of His "lost" children and dwelling with His "found" ones.
So may you discover that God is at work all around you, and may we begin to live with eyes wide open. May you see that you are surround by the sacred, and... when you are truly struck by that realization, may you live as though the "Holy" was just a heart beat away.
Peace To You All,
Pastor Jonathan Walker
