Under The Hood

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16

Have you popped your vehicle’s hood lately and checked the oil and other fluid levels? This is something many don’t think of and joke they are waiting for the red light to come on to get their oil changed. Too late then. To keep your vehicle running it needs maintenance and care on a daily basis. 

Likewise believers need to check under their ‘spiritual hood’ daily too. Are you getting fed scripture on a daily basis? Are you listening to worship music to lift your soul? Are you keeping distractions that could pull you away from the Lord away such as bad movies, too much TV, inappropriate reading material? Are you keeping the Sabbath day Holy by attending a place to worship? This is more than what some say is a ‘brick and mortar building’ which they don’t need cause they love God. The point of a ‘building’ is that is where you find fellowship with other believers which is essential to grow and stay on track. 

So is it time for you to do a spiritual check up to make sure your spirit man is in working order? 

PRAYER: Thanks so much for living in a nation where at least for now I can read my Bible freely in public if I so choose. I can worship publicly and not have to go to an underground church. Help me stay tuned up for you Lord and convict me when I start to stray and need to get back into my spiritual garage. In Jesus’ name. Amen.