No Fun!

Okay, so a lot of you might wonder why I'm always 'so serious' in everything I write. For those folks I say: the circus will be in town later this year, you can have some fun there. The goal of my blog is not to entertain but rather to share, educate, and possibly encourage the readers to pursue God's word not only for the sake of checking it off on your daily task list. Believe it or not modern Christianity directly and indirectly encourages forgetting about the works we do as Christians (James chapter 2 disagrees). Guess what this does to a persons mentality? Yup, you guessed it! "Woohoo! I believe in Jesus! I am saved! I am free! Alright... back to my favorite Metallica CD." Of course that sounds like a gross exaggeration but it's true. Maybe not to that extent but in smaller, less-vivid forms, it is still a normal way of life for many "Christians". The Bible is read by few and those who read do not always read and obey.

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12

I don't know what runs through your head when you read that verse, but it seems pretty serious to me. We take God's word very light-heatedly (to say the least) in our lives and do not understand the power it contains. The word of God is God (John chapter 1). Do we not see what we're dealing with? I say the fun and games must be over with. His word is not to be messed around with and treated like any other book. If we treat His word with respect, our lives will not be about fulfilling our fleshly desires.

Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity. Ecclesiastes 11:9-10

I'm not condemning fun. But there must be limits. Per the passage above, we can rejoice, we can cheer, etc., but in the end, God will bring us to judgment. The word of God is primary and the rest is secondary. So what do you say? You're either in - or you're out.