Tonight at bible study, we were discussing which seat of faith we sit in with God. Do we call ourselves Christians, but don’t really do anything about it? Do we call ourselves Christians, attend bible studies, talk about God and carry out good deeds and that’s the extent? Or do we call ourselves Christians and really know our Heavenly Father is such an intimate, unified way where we are one with our God? Interestingly enough, only until we stand before the throne in His perfection will we ever truly know our Lord in that manner.

What I found interesting though is that someone said “well I never feel like I want to read the bible though”. And someone else chimed in “well we’re all sinful beings so we’re never really gonna be able to get it right”. What? Am I even in a bible study right now? But isn’t that what the ‘Christian’ world does? We use our ‘sinful nature’ as an excuse to keep us right there in that place in life. And because of that, our mind doesn’t really ever grasp the fullness of what sin is and does. I’m not saying there is a person on this earth who is blameless, without sin. I am saying it’s not an excuse to stay where we’re at.

I found myself a little frustrated with this kind of statement. The reality is, before we entered this world with sin, we were all created in God’s image… His holy, perfect, sinless image. And you know what that tells me? That there’s hope! Why would God use his time to warn us of sin and speak wisdom on how to stay clear of it if He thought we would never be able to conquer the problems in our lives? And not just once or twice can we overcome the sinfulness within this world, but over and over and over again we can walk in His light… in His word… in unison with His presence to know our Heavenly Father in such a powerful, exemplified way.