My specialty is a food that many people know nothing about. It’s truly amazing. I try to consume this food as often as I can. I learned about this food in the Bible. Jesus said: “I have food to eat that you know nothing about . . . My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me. (John 4:32-34)
Jesus said that true Christians “must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow” Him. (Luke 9:23) Christianity isn’t about attending a weekly program, following a structured format, or submitting to human control. It’s the truth that sets people free. (John 8:31-32)
If the Son has truly set Christians free churches should follow suit and open up their meetings to allow Christ-followers to be free indeed (John 8:36) so that they can learn to not quench the Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:19) Then Christians can focus on aligning with and obeying the diving order of building each other up (1 Corinthians 14:26) and encouraging one another. (1 Thessalonians 5:11) Then all the members of the body of Christ can be free to function as the body of Christ.
Christ-followers should not be captives to the routine religion of a powerless “form of godliness.” (2 Timothy 3:5) “True worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.” (John 4:23) They won’t honor God “with their lips” while “their hearts are far from” Him. (Matthew 15:8)
O that Christians would make it their specialty to hunger and thirst for this amazing food! (Matthew 5:6) O that they would begin to gather to listen to and courageously obey the risen Jesus!
What would happen if instead of only one man preaching every week, the entire body of Christ was trained and given the freedom to listen to and obey the leading of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:14) during a church service according to 1 Corinthians 14:26? Revival! Spiritual awakening! A mighty move of God! (Try it and see!!!)
