Denominations — Really Bad?

[OBW]

Going with the discussion on the "measure of the stature . . ." I note that last night we were reading a little from 1 Kings 8 and when we got to verse 61 it says the following:

And may your hearts be fully committed to the Lord our God, to live by his decrees and obey his commands, as at this time.

I think that being fully committed to the Lord is a lot like arriving at the measure of the stature . . . . We use the term but seldom really understand it as something tangible and real. Instead we treat it as an undefined "spiritual" thing that we "do" without having anything to actually do. In other words, we claim it as a fact but have no idea what it really is.

In the case of 1 Kings, the verse tells us what it is. It is to live (by His decrees) and obey (His commands). It is not to go to better meetings. It is not to speak with the tongues of the best theologians (or Pentecostal practitioners). It is not to have better doctrines or say it with better words.

It is to live by the decrees and obey the commands.

I would say "not really that hard" except that Lee would have us think that it was impossible. But while it is no cake walk, it is not impossible, but is instead imperative.