October 18, 2012 Your Life's Work

Your Life’s Work Heb 3:12-14 See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. 13 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness. 14 We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first. “LIFE is a challenge. Be careful and be alert. Help each other stay true to God.” That in essence is what the writer of Hebrews is saying. These are words that we in the 21st century church must heed. The assaults on your walk with God are huge today. It’s as if you’re walking on a pathway with Jesus, and every person you meet is a threat to shove you off the trail. Sometimes the threats are from within you—your pride, lack of discipline to pray, unresolved anger, or unforgiveness. Sometimes the attacks come from the culture’s disregard for God. “The church is irrelevant. The church is old-fashioned. The church is too boring.” Sometimes the attacks come from within the church. “I don’t like the music. The sermons are too long. Too much change. Not enough change. There’s too much liturgy. There’s not enough liturgy.” So what do you do to stay on the path of your walk with Jesus? You focus on him. It’s about him, not about you. Find a faithful friend you can trust to help your walk. Be honest with your struggles, doubts and fears. Walk with others to help each other stay alongside your Savior Jesus. Yes, “hold firmly till the end the confidence” you had when you first said, “I believe.” And your faith walk will be a joyous walk with your Lord. It’s True! Your faith walk is your life’s work.