Daily writing prompt

What foods would you like to make?

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Have we Christians, like the ancient Israelites in the wilderness, rejected the land that God wants to give us? (Numbers 14:31) If not, have we wholeheartedly entered into it? Christ has so much more for us than religion that lacks the power to truly set us free and to radically transform our life. (2 Timothy 3:5) He wants to give us living bread. (John 6:51)

The Bible tells Christians that our individual body a temple of the Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 6:19) You don’t need to go anywhere or attend any event to be in a place of worship. You are that place. If Christ is in you, no matter where you go there He is.

Worship is supposed to happen everywhere. God never intended for it to be confined to church buildings. (Philippians 4:4) The risen Jesus is active and available anywhere and anytime people call on Him. (Matthew 28:20)

Without the actual active presence of Christ, a church building is merely a man-made structure. A few people worshipping freely in a house is every bit as valid as programmed worship in a church building. (Matthew 18:20) When the Bible tells Christians not to “forsake the assembling of yourselves together,” it’s not talking about a meeting in a church building. (Hebrews 10:25)

The Bible tells Christians to look unto Jesus, to fix our eyes on Him not on a religious organization. (Hebrews 12:2) The body of Christ is about community, about disciples encouraging one another. (1 Thessalonians 5:11) It’s not about always learning but not actually doing what you’ve learned. (2 Timothy 3:7 and James 1:22) Christ came to set people free from religious pride and formalism. (2 Timothy 3:5) He doesn’t want us entangled in religious bondage. (Galatians 5:1-6)

The place to worship God is wherever you are. Worship needs to be in the Spirit, not in a particular building. (Philippians 3:3) The best place to be on Sunday (and every other day) is “in the Spirit.” (Revelation 1:10)

The body of Christ is “living stones being built into a spiritual house” not a building or an institution. (1 Peter 2:5) If you attend church but your heart isn’t fully there, these words of Jesus describe you: “These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.” (Matthew 15:8) Religion that conforms to the world and is approved by contemporary culture isn’t from God. (Romans 12:2)

To see if you are entering and living in the land that God wants to give you, frequently run a Holy Spirit search of your heart. (Psalm 139:23) Continually download to your heart the fruit and the gifts of God the Holy Spirit.