The Spiritually Lazy Saint

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July 10th

Let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not
forsaking the assembling of ourselves together . . . —Hebrews 10:24-25

We are all capable of being spiritually lazy saints. We want to stay off the
rough roads of life, and our primary objective is to secure a peaceful retreat
from the world. The ideas put forth in these verses from Hebrews 10 are those of
stirring up one another and of keeping ourselves together. Both of these require
initiative— our willingness to take the first step toward Christ-realization,
not the initiative toward self-realization. To live a distant, withdrawn, and
secluded life is diametrically opposed to spirituality as Jesus Christ taught
it.

The true test of our spirituality occurs when we come up against injustice,
degradation, ingratitude, and turmoil, all of which have the tendency to make us
spiritually lazy. While being tested, we want to use prayer and Bible reading
for the purpose of finding a quiet retreat. We use God only for the sake of
getting peace and joy. We seek only our enjoyment of Jesus Christ, not a true
realization of Him. This is the first step in the wrong direction. All these
things we are seeking are simply effects, and yet we try to make them causes.

"Yes, I think it is right," Peter said, ". . . to stir you up by reminding you .
. ." (2 Peter 1:13). It is a most disturbing thing to be hit squarely in the
stomach by someone being used of God to stir us up— someone who is full of
spiritual activity. Simple active work and spiritual activity are not the same
thing. Active work can actually be the counterfeit of spiritual activity. The
real danger in spiritual laziness is that we do not want to be stirred up— all
we want to hear about is a spiritual retirement from the world. Yet Jesus Christ
never encourages the idea of retirement— He says, "Go and tell My brethren . .
." (Matthew 28:10).

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With His blood He purchased me;
On the cross He sealed my pardon,
Paid the debt and made me free. —Bliss

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