Daily Wisdom

“God forbid that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn this day from following the Lord…” Jos 22:29

Apathy is the assassin of passion.  The attack causes passion to lie dormant and the body deteriorates. Mary Mason wrote concerning the illness of America, more so it’s moral decay. Stating the etiology (study of causes) was apathy; progression America from intensive care status, to hospice care. While I agree with the diagnosis of apathy, its root cause is apathy towards God.  Unfortunately, spiritual apathy leads to atrophy, the deterioration of one’s spiritual gifts and unselfish love towards others. It would seem the term “apathetic Christian” should be an oxymoron.  There was nothing apathetic concerning our Lord, He was passionate, serving and devoted to the Father’s work.  The results of apathy are discouraging and unfulfilling and we wonder why Christian and church influence is dying in America, what is to be desired by a falling society?  I think of Col 3:17 “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.”  I cannot think of a more fitting and vital verse for God’s children for today’s society, yet again apathy assassinates such a calling. There should be an enthusiasm that radiates form the church that is so evident, it’s contagious.  Don’t be delusional in thinking church attendance is the antidote for apathy; statistics are overwhelmingly clear and accurate, 20% of the church body serves and fulfills 80% of the ministries and supports with 80% of the tithing.  Unfortunately just sitting in a pew often adds to the apathy, as well as the atrophy of the Christian life.  From a pastoral viewpoint, perhaps the most concerning is that apathy appears to exclusively show up in the spiritual realm of people’s lives; while hobbies and life as a whole are perused with the passion that’s lacking in the church!  Apathy, by definition, the “lacking of interest” and yet entertainment and more so sports today are achieving all time highs in viewing and participation. I can boldly promise you that if the Holy Spirit is nurtured and alive, and not suppressed, a Christian cannot avoid their interest in the work of the Lord.  I agree strongly with Mary Mason, we are hemorrhaging as a society, but if we fail to acknowledge it is a spiritual disease of indifference towards God, we will be doing nothing more than putting a tourniquet on the decapitation between Christ, the God head (1 Co 11:3), and man.  If you find yourself, while reading this, in a cold indifference to our societal state and more so the spiritual state of our society, I pray and encourage you to see yourself through the direction and will of God’s word, and fight the “indifference” in your heart and become the “DIFFERENCE” through Christ our Saviour!

HSAY…Todd