bore (bôr)- To make weary by being dull, repetitive, or tedious.
It's summertime. Some people have jobs. Some people have camp. But, when
stuff isn't going on, most people just get
bored. I
have been bored so many times that once, on a whim, I was moved to write
a song about it (not sure where it is, though). But I digress. I come
here to urge you to consider this:
As Christians, we DO
NOT have the right to be bored.
That hurts to think about. But guess what? There's more work here to do
than can EVER be done. Consider these areas:
· Preaching
to the lost - Guys, there are hundreds, if not thousands of
people that we come into contact with on a regular basis that NEED,
above all else, to hear about what this life is really about. Who have
you talked to in the last week about Christ? How many were Christians?
How many were of the lost?
Preaching the Word
is not an option. Challenge yourself.
· Studying
God's Word - How many hours have you spent staring at a
TV/computer screen this summer? How many hours have you spent being
enriched by God's Word? And not just because you were at Church services
or at camp Bible classes. Because you wanted to. Because
"faith comes from
hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ", or because you
think: "O how I love Your
law! It is my meditation all the day." Challenge yourself.
· Praying
to God - And not just at mealtimes or in the morning or when you
go to bed. If you had written all the prayers you've said to God this
week, how many pages would it fill? Not that length is everything, but
how much are we pouring our heart out to our Creator? And not just
asking for help or thanking Him. Those come quite naturally. How about
just praising Him for as long as you can without repeating yourself? The
psalmist claims: "Seven
times a day I praise You, because of Your righteous ordinances."
Challenge yourself.
Guys, with SO much to do, whether it's preaching Christ, encouraging one
another, praying, studying, praising God, singing, or any number of
spiritual activities, we just DON'T have time to be BORED.
It has been said that "An idle (bored) mind is the devil's workshop." If
we're filling our lives with spiritual things and
dwelling on them,
Satan will have much less of a chance to tempt us and bring us down.
So, in conclusion, DON'T BE BORED. If I ever tell you I'm bored, do
please reprimand me, because I fall short here. Alot. Encourage each
other. Let's serve the Lord together. Let's go to Heaven together. We
don't know how much time we have: live each day like it's your last.
"But encourage one another day after day, so long as it is still called
"Today," so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of
sin. For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the
beginning of our assurance firm until the end." -Hebrews
3:13-14
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