Friday; May 30
Not long ago, I was watching a television program that featured an example of a satirical snippet of a religious discussion. Upon reflection of their beliefs one person told the other, “I do not object to the concept of a deity, but I am baffled by the notion of one that takes attendance.”. While this seems to smack in the face of traditional religion, in kind of a backwards way, I get it. If we are going to worship an awesome God, why would we want to serve one who cares if we showed up on Sunday mornings? In other words, if God is as great as He claims to be (which I believe He is) why would His ego need to be stroked by whether we (His creation) showed up to worship Him? If He knows He is sovereign, why does He care what we think about Him? Now hear me out on this … I am saying I understand the confusion – not that I agree with the rationale. You see, while there is something to the concept of God’s creation honoring the God who created them,...