ARE YOU COLD?

Friday, Jan 21, 2022 Galatians 6:9

And let us not be weary in
well doing: for in due
season we shall reap, if we
faint not.

Galatians 6:9
When the days get darker, the
great temptation for us is to
become half-hearted Christians,
to follow Christ at a distance.
Things are getting tougher out
there, so you are tempted to:

1. Keep your head down,

2. Keep your faith private, and
3. Keep your engagement at
arm’s length.
It is hard to run fast when the wind is in
your face.

It is hard to make progress when you are

swimming against the tide.

When evil is on the rise, it is easy to

become jaded.
It is easy to feel that being all-in and sold-
out for Jesus Christ just isn’t worth it.
What are we going to do
about it?
Not slothful in business; fervent in
spirit; serving the Lord;
Romans 12:11
slothful - lethargic, low energy, jaded,
run-down, weary, and apathetic

The word “fervent” raises the issue of

spiritual temperature; it literally
means “on the boil.”

fervent - energetic, active, motivated

3 Truths That Can Renew Your Spiritual Passion

I. Christ Redeems
take a look back of what God has done
for you in Christ.

“How does the Bible speak to what I am

experiencing right now?”
3 Truths That Can Renew Your Spiritual Passion

II. Christ Restores

Christ died to saveHis people and He lives

to keep His people. And because we grow
cold, keeping us means often restoring our
souls.
3 Truths That Can Renew Your Spiritual Passion

II. Christ Restores

Satan wants to keep you in a funk, so he will

do anything in his power to keep you from
drawing near to God. Satan will put into
your mind this argument: “Your heart is cold.
You are not in a good place to come to God.
You can’t come to God in a state like this!
Come to Him when you feel better.”
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green

pastures: he leadeth me beside the still
waters.

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the

paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Psalms 23:1-3
 When this line of thought flashes across
your mind, you need to be ready with this
response: come to Christ as you are.

Come, not because you have a warm heart,

but in order to get a warm heart.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 11:28
3 Truths That Can Renew Your Spiritual Passion

III. Christ Reigns

When
you think of the work you have to do,
do you believe that God has called you to it?

When you see that your work is for the Lord,

it will give new meaning to whatever you
do. However difficult it may be, in doing it
you are serving Him.
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily,
as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Colossians 3:23
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye
stedfast, unmoveable, always
abounding in the work of the Lord,
forasmuch as ye know that your
labour is not in vain in the Lord.
1 Cor. 15:58
 So, don’t be lethargic! Stay “on the
boil”, serving the Lord with a warm
heart when the days are cold and dark.