…continued from the last post…
After singing praise songs, the congregation settled in for a sermon titled “Blindsided by Cultural Consumption.”
Oh yeah.
It was good.
My pastor listed several ways Christians respond to cultural influences, and he warned us not to be changed by the culture.
And then, my pastor put two pictures on the big screen…
A thermometer reflects the temperature of the air that surrounds it; whereas, a thermostat controls the temperature.
The pastor challenged us to be thermostats…ever steady and not affected by outside influences.
Folks, can I just tell you just how relevant this message is?
We live in a time when we are bombarded by influences that seek to draw our attention to what will please ourselves. In the process, we are changed…molded into beings that are quite different in nature than what God intended.
Some might think we need to go with the flow. I can’t tell you the flak I’ve caught when voicing my displeasure at the movie Transformers 2 (do you remember my heated post?).
Oh, I don’t seek to elevate myself to a higher station just because I took the high ground on that one.
I merely wanted to give you an example of how we, as a culture, allow ourselves to be fueled by other things in this world. It is so easy to make allowances – to let little things slide – to the point where suddenly our values do not resemble what they originally started out as.
I truly want to be more like a thermostat. I desire the willingness to allow God to program my heart, mind, and soul so that I might walk with a confident step, unwavering in my decision to follow Him and make choices that reflect that I serve a LIVING God.
In such a way, may I be used by Him to change the air around me…electrify it, if you will, so that He will be glorified.
Such a simple question…my title. And yet, it will make me think twice from here on out.
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