I forced a shoe on my foot, hopped over to the stairs, sat down, and put the other shoe on. The whole time I was hopping to the staircase I couldn't help but think, "That was pretty pointless. I should have just sat down first and then put the shoes on." What good was it to hop around with one shoe on? If I just sat down first, then put them on, I'd be fine. Or even if I put both of the shoes on at once and didn't bother to sit down, that would work as well. Instead, I chose to awkwardly hop to the stairs. I couldn't make up my mind--I was in the middle.
Sometimes, we're like that for Jesus. We certainly don't want to be on an extreme side of loving Jesus. I mean, loving Jesus, obeying everything He says, that sounds a little restricting, doesn't it? So what if we just remain in the middle? We can say we follow Jesus, and obey His command when it matches up with what we want to do anyways. That will work, right? Revelation 3:15-16 says, "I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth." But, (there's always an but, isn't there?) the world isn't on fire for Jesus. If we were on fire for Jesus, we wouldn't fit in with the world. Better just to blend in, right?
No, we won't blend in with the world when we're on fire for Jesus. We'll stick out. When you're on fire for Jesus, people can't help but notice. Which are you going to do? Blend in with the world, or be on fire for Jesus, even when it means sticking out and standing up for Him?
Kayla Joy
