It’s so easy to get caught up in uselessness.

Recently my wife was listening to a sermon series out of Gateway Church in Dallas.  The series is a great reminder that the Holy Spirit isn’t weird; people are.  I highly recommend it to any kid who grew up scared to bring a friend to church because, well…you know… or any adult who just has basic questions about the Holy Spirit.  Good palette cleanse…

It got me thinking though: how much of what we do, did we learn from relationship to man as opposed to revelation from God?  In other words did someone teach you that concept  which now drives your life from a church pulpit or small group or felt board discussion when you were 8?  Did you ever ask the”why” question or were you told that this is just the way it is?  The ripple effect of poor teaching over time can be rather damaging.  Men have been known to be wrong, self-serving and just flat out ignorant.  Ask anybody who knows me:)

Now contrast that relationship to man with revelation from God.  Revelation from God can happen in an instant (clouds break, bright light, voice that sound eerily like James Earl Jones)…but I’ve found it often takes searching, digging, pursuing over a period of time..ie pulling out YOUR OWN Bible and reading it, setting aside YOUR OWN time to be with God outside of Sunday morning.  It’s a ton more intentional and potentially more transformational.  Unless of course you’re just looking for useless information used to uselessly worship God.  Your call and mine…just know we’re not fooling anybody…  

At City Community Church we’re constantly aware of our tendencies to fall victim to useless worship.  We want to challenge you past uselessness and launch you into a transformational relational revelation of the I AM.  It’s easy to recite something you’ve heard but it’s often useless.    It’s different to draw near with your heart and allow your life to change.  In what areas are you simply giving lip worship to God?  When’s the last time you asked “why?”…getabsorbed…n

“These people draw near Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.  Uselessly do they worship Me, for they teach as doctrines the commands of men.” (Matthew 15:8,9)