Symbol: Energy
Drink
Lesson: Natural
tendency for long periods of wakefulness is to grow tired. Nothing wrong with
that. But when you need to stay awake, an energy boost is very helpful. Keep spiritually energized with spiritual activity.
Illustration:
If you have ever worked graveyards or had to stay awake for some urgent
situation, you know what a struggle it can be somewhere between 1AM and 3AM to
stay awake. Your body naturally desires to sleep. Coffee or an energy drink can
help in such times. But on a spiritual level, growing tired after years of
faithful service (spiritual wakefulness) can be dangerous to our relationship
with our creator. In such cases, what is our spiritual energy drink? Jesus
himself answers that at Matthew 26:41.
Notes: Prayer
is actually only one energy boost that God provides us to help us stay
spiritually alert. There is also our Christian meetings, our association with
fellow believers, and most of all our ministry. Put all of those together, and you will have the greatest adrenalin
rush in these times we are living.
Auxiliary Scripture: 1 Thes.5:6
