Dec
16
Local Call
Filed Under Devotional
Around this time of year, all of the semi-educational cable channels dig all of their Bible-related shows out of the vaults and fill the hours with them. There’s all kinds of shows that claim to research the validity of Jesus, the Resurrection, the stories of Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, and the rest. I’m always amazed at how clueless the supposed historians and researchers are about my faith. They speak in broad generalities about Christianity and are often wrong. Sometimes they state the traditions and beliefs of the Catholic church as the standard for all of Christianity. It bugs me. It lowers the following of Christ to being nothing different than the following of Allah or Buddha. Of course, that’s probably the point.
Tonight, I saw one about the history of Jerusalem and the different holy sites there. The experts they interviewed kept saying over and over how Jerusalem was where people of three major religions came to get closer to God. They referred to the Western Wall and the Temple Mount as places where you could connect with God and Heaven. One rabbi even joked that praying at the Western Wall was a local call to God.
I don’t know about you, but I don’t need to be anywhere in particular to talk to my Savior.
“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple.” 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
When I see people praying while touching particular rocks, buildings, or artifacts, I see idolatry. Are you asking God to answer your prayer or not? Do you think that there’s some kind of express pass to the front of the line based on where you are or what you’re holding when you pray?
No. You can only speak to the Father through Jesus Christ and He is with you right now.
“You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.” John 14:14
Save the airfare. Speak to God right where you are. It’s always a local call.