Cyber-Discipleship

God is interested in having a relationship with us not in rituals and works. Most religions are concerned with working your way to Heaven. But it is the internal heart change God is interested in not outward pretending.

Jesus told Nicodemus in John 3 that one must be born again or they cannot see or enter the Kingdom. Being born again means having spiritual heart surgery. Jesus also told The Samaritan woman in John 4 that the Father is looking for people who will worship Him in spirit and truth. In spirit means relationally, spirit to Spirit. Truth means sincerely, not just outwardly.

Read Genesis 4. Compare the lives of Cain and Abel. Read 1 and 2 Samuel and compare the lives of King Saul and King David. In each group, one person was more concerned with works than with relationship. What was their fate?

As the Bible says, “Let us reason together.” If I were to do something to seriously offend you to the point that it destroyed our relationship, what good works could I do to restore it? How much of a donation to your favorite charity would it take?

What does God want? He wants a broken and contrite heart (Psalm 51). He wants someone who is repentant over their sin. Repentant means hating the sinful lifestyle to the point you want to stop. You then want to submit to God and His rule over your life because you see the futility of sin.

Has God been just God to you or your Father? Will you work on your relationship with Him today?