Ask yourself, “Have I been caught up with silly religious activities for the sake of religious activities?” The reason I’m telling you to ask yourself that is because we get so caught up with activities for the sake of activities, that we don’t think about why we’re doing what we’re doing.
If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations . Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch (referring to things that all perish as they are used)according to human precepts and teachings? (Colossians 2:20-22)
In the context of a professional Christian (I’m a pastor, after all), sometimes I sit with the leadership at our church and ask, “why are we doing this? what is the purpose and goal of it.” The standard response is always, “to worship God and for His glorification.” But what does that really mean? I’m sure there are certain practices you engage in,that are so ingrained in you that you don’t know why you do them. It happens. But some of us, because we’re so ingrained in it, don’t realize that some of what we practice has gone from keeping us away from falling into sin — to — baseless superstition. Then we impose our superstitions on others around us. Here’s the truth: Jesus died on the cross for our sins and in faith we died with Him to anything that holds us prisoner to our sins. When He died, so did those sins and the power of those sins over us. When he was raised by the Father, we too rose and all of that “stuff” became chaff that blows away– so why do we adhere to those things? Shouldn’t the only thing we adhere to is love and devotion to the God who saved us from it all? I would think that’s what matters, not this other stuff. If we haven’t given much reflection to what we do and why we do it, then it may be time for us to ask, “what matters?” Moreover, it may be time to stop allowing things that don’t matter be a driving force of decisions and value in your life.
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