[ Today's Readings ]
Today the LORD is calling us to integrity. He is calling us to be all in for him. We can't serve him and idols.
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and also the cup of demons.
You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and of the table of demons.
We are called to be so united to Jesus that any idol worship is not only inconsistent but personally offensive. Even though we have union with him we still stoop to serve these lesser things.
Or are we provoking the Lord to jealous anger?
Are we stronger than him?
We are called to follow him not just in word but in deed. We can call ourselves a good tree all day long but if we bear rotten fruit it is obviously false. If we say 'Lord, Lord' but don't do what he asks we are no further ahead. In fact, we're probably in more danger than before.
But the one who listens and does not act
is like a person who built a house on the ground
without a foundation.
When the river burst against it,
it collapsed at once and was completely destroyed.
Let's receive his word and act on it. Let's allow his word to bear fruit in us. He wants to make us trees that bear only good fruit. He wants to make us a people who serve him with undivided hearts. He is the one who gives the growth and he is happy to do it.
How shall I make a return to the LORD
for all the good he has done for me?
The cup of salvation I will take up,
and I will call upon the name of the LORD.
We share in his cup and his table. This is all we need to cast off the works of darkness, to tear down our idols, and to serve him with all of our heart, mind, and strength.
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