Spiritual Inertia

"Hey, what's that test dummy doing in the front seat? I thought I told you to put him in the back seat."

"I DID put him in the back seat. I just forgot to fasten his seatbelt."

Inertia is defined as "the tendency of a body at rest to stay at rest, or a body in motion to stay in motion." Inertia is why we wear seatbelts and have airbags in our cars.

But enough about those dummies. Let's talk about a more dangerous type of inertia. One that can ALSO kill - SPIRITUAL inertia.

Spiritual inertia can occur in individuals or in churches. In both cases it is usually fatal unless it is cured. And the only cure is Jesus and God's Holy Spirit.

There are actually people in our churches who simply go to church and then keep on living whatever lifestyle they choose. There has been no change in them. They're no different than the unsaved "dummy" in the back of that car, only they are sitting in a church. 

Here's some good advice from the Apostle Paul that he gave to the church in Corinth.

"Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you - unless, of course, you fail the test?" - 2

 Corinthians 13:5-5

Is Christ in us? There should have been some kind of change when we came to believe. We should be different. You know, 'set apart.' Holy.

We should hold our lives up next to God's Word. Do they look similar? Or are they different? When people look at us, do they see the Christ? Or do they see someone content and satisfied with the world they live in?

The moral of this story is . . . . don't be a dummy. Wear your seatbelt, which is the Holy Spirit and the Word of God.