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Store owners are smart. Just inside the front doors, we find the flashy stuff that catches our eye. Buy me, buy me, it seems to cry.
The stuff we really want is deeper in, and we must dig deep if we want to get what we came for.
The same is true in our walk with God. It’s easy to get caught up in the joyous songs, the encouraging greetings, and the positive sermons. Sometimes we need more.
Matthew 6:33 says a good Bible study should be on our list:
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
John 3:16 reminds us that everything else is based on Christ:
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
Matthew 7:7 assures us God will not deny our desire to know him:
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”
1 Corinthians 10:13 challenges us not to be downhearted in time of trouble:
“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”
Psalm 42:7 promises that when we dig deep into God, his power will engulf us, and we’ll be filled with the knowledge of him:
“Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me.”
Lively music, bright smiles, and good sermons are what bring people in the church doors. It’s the Bible studies and committed living that carry them forward in Christ.
Let’s be smart Christians and give people a reason to visit our churches; and then, as importantly, give them a reason to stay.
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