Message from Scripture: 4/7/2021

 

Our message from Scripture today is Mark 10:1. “He set out from there and went to the region of Judea and across the Jordan. Then crowds converged on him again, and as was his custom he taught them again.”

 

Habits.  The dictionary defines a habit as "a way of acting, fixed through repetition."  People have often been called "creatures of habit," because so much of what we do is from habit.  Perhaps, because of its repetitive nature, the word itself is usually viewed negatively.  However, just because something is done from habit doesn't mean it's automatically evil. 

 

Spiritually, we often become accustomed to doing things both good and bad.  Whether something is a good or bad habit isn't the fact it's repetitive, but what it brings about.  Does it encourage you to grow and mature spiritually, or does it hinder you?   Does it bring you to a closer relationship with God, or does it keep you from God?  Does it make you more Christlike, or more like the world around you?  Time spent in prayer, in the word of God, in fellowship with other Christians, and in Christian service, helps develop positive habits we need for our lives to develop spiritually as they should.

 

How can you break a bad habit? Try substituting a good one in its place. We should never ignore bad habits, but we shouldn't reject what is good just because it too could be called a habit.  Almost everything we do in life is from habit; the issue is what kind of habit it is.  Good habits, physically and spiritually, will help us be the best we can.  Let's develop those habits that lead us closer to God, to a closer walk with Him each day, to eternal life. As Paul said, “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children” (Eph. 5:1). That is a great habit to have. God bless.

 

Robert