Are you religious?
Mark 7:6-8
He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men —the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do.”
Someone might ask you today what your plans are. You might think it is Sunday; why do you ask because you know you are supposed to go to church on Sunday. Part of you in religious pride probably looked down on them for even asking. That is what thousands of years of religiosity has bred into Christian culture; Sunday is a religious duty of a devout Christian. Sadly these rituals have survived the test of time; so many believe that we earn our salvation by our participation in them. Salvation has no part in your church attendance record, confessional record, or how many times prayers were recited to anyone. Salvation is only found through a humble repentant plea to Jesus Christ for forgiveness of sins and understanding that he did the work you cannot do. Simply stated, repent and believe.
Let me ask you to review your church and your heart. Do you know what most songs will be, what prayers will be recited, what creeds will be repeated, what is expected of you each week? Does your heart tug you to church out of obligation and guilt? Do you understand the Holy Spirit will never guilt you into any means of religious duty? If that is not Him tugging at your soul for religious obligation, the only other option is Satan himself wanting you to feel comfortable and obligated to religion.
Christianity is a matter of the heart alone, and sadly many will perish in religion and the rituals of it. If this describes your Sunday, if this describes your religion, you need to get on your knees before Jesus and plea for him to open your eyes to the truth. That is him stirring this question, that is him pursuing you; respond in a humble plea for discernment of your state of religion. He will open your eyes through your heart to becoming a true disciple of his. You will find yourself eager to go to church on Sunday out of the love you have for him. You will be eager to sing new songs of praise and learn more of him from the teachers he has called for you. Sunday will become a day of joy and never be a day of drudgery religious duty again.
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