Alignment

Amos 6:¹²Do horses run on rocks?
Does one plow there with oxen?
But you have turned justice into poison
and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood—

The teachers of the law and the religious leaders of that time were perverting justice so badly, it was beyond common sense. Amos was warning them of God's judgment upon their injustice. To be righteous during those times was not the liberating kind; instead to be considered righteous to them was draining and rotting to oneself.

I think religious leaders need to heed this warning. It is sometimes so easy for people to get into the routine of doing things that they don't realize that they have wandered so far off the true path. It's like when I don't get my tires aligned regularly; once I have them realigned, then I realize I've been compensating by pulling the wheel to one side while driving. Left unchecked, Christianity can become a rigorous set of rules and people can be walking around not realizing that they are slowly dying and decaying spiritually. So how do I keep from wandering into this irrational spiritual behavior? How do I keep others from drifting into it as well? I need to be intentional about my walk with Jesus and constantly re-aligning my values and beliefs to God's word. God's word is never changing, so I'll always have a true north to set back to. It's easy to get caught in the tide of today's post-modernism, but I need to be one ready to fight against the current because not only is my eternal life at stake, but others as well. May I be pro-active in my spiritual growth and in encouraging others in their spiritual growth.

Heavenly Father, please forgive me for sometimes just going through the motions. Help me to be constantly readjusting my life back to Your Word. Thank You for Your truth and consistency. I love You, Lord. I do not want to be an "all over the place" type of Christian, just clinging onto rituals and Christian cliches. I want to be 100% real in my living for Jesus. Thank You, Lord, I pray all this in Jesus' name, Amen.