Change

"Yielding to Jesus will break every form of slavery in any human life."  Oswald Chambers

I have a hard time with change.  I don't consider routine to be a rut, I find routine comforting, my safe zone.  Everything is as expected, no surprises.  I like to stay on 'The Old Paths.'  But when it comes to worship, I must step out of my comfort zone and be led by the Spirit and not the Letter of the Law.  I can taint the Liberty I have in Christ with Legalism.  

"Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.  But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster."  Galatians 3:23-24

"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life."  2 Corinthians 3:5-6

The Pharisee's didn't like change either.  They knew the Law of Moses and they were going to stand firm following every jot and tittle of that Law.  They knew how to dress, eat, keep themselves from sinners and they knew exactly what they could and could not do on the Sabbath.  The Pharisee's were so steeped in the 'how' of traditions, they missed 'The Who.'  

The Pharisee's did things in a certain way, dressed a certain way, and then Jesus came along and did things His Way.  

My what a surprise that must have been!  How horrified they were when Jesus ate with sinners, had Disciples who didn't wash their hands before they ate a meal, and worst of all, Jesus healed on the Sabbath!

The tragedy for the Pharisee's is that they knew the Law of Moses but did not recognize the Author of the Law of Moses.  He was standing before their very eyes.  They were blinded to the very One Who would fulfill the Law.

Jesus didn't care about things that didn't matter-we shouldn't either.

Change is going to happen, but one thing will never change:  Christ.

Malachi 3:6a "For I am the LORD, I change not;

Hebrews13:8 "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Let's not worry about the 'what' and the 'how' but stay focused on 'The Who.' 

Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus-you'll never be disappointed...

    But that's just me!

"In a world of uncertainties, one thing is certain: God loves us.  And that one fact can make all the difference."  Laura Story