-June 14, 2024-
Good morning beloved, happy Friday,
“Woe to you who are at ease in Zion, and trust in Mount Samaria, notable persons in the chief nation, to whom the house of Israel comes!”
(Amos 6:1).
The Bible is chock-full of warnings for believers in Christ. One of greatest is being aware of complacency. The word complacency is defined as, “Self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies.”
Complacency can easily set in if we lose our joy, zeal, commitment, or love for Christ. We begin do things out of duty rather than delight. Complacency usually starts as a snow flake but ends up as an avalanche. Hence the expression, “Don’t grow complacent.” It can sneak up on us suddenly or more often, slowly over time.
Amos was one of the minor prophets. The difference between the major prophets and the minor prophets is the length of their writing not their . importance; all the prophets were important. They spoke for God.
There is a very apropos expression that speaks of complacency, that says, “Don’t let the grass grow under your feet.” Grass is going to grow, but we need to be moving forward, taking action, not standing still.
There are times we can be complacent in regard to many areas: our health, our weight, our fitness, job, our families, our prayer life, our witnessing, and our Bible study habits. Amos says, “Woe to those who are at ease in Zion.”
Related words to complacency are laxness, self-satisfaction, smugness, laziness, and procrastination. We have to be on constant guard against complacency. Being aware of it goes along way toward avoiding and defeating it.
John in writing to the church in Ephesus tells them, “Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love” (Revelation 2:4). Conviction is good for the soul as long as we take heed to it.
There is no room for complacency in the Christian life. Time is growing short, there are many souls who need to be saved, and many saints who need to be taught and encouraged. Let’s not get sidetracked by the earthly, momentary things of this life. May we not lose our spiritual appetite by feeding on the things of this world.
Have a blessed day being awake alert, alert, active, and attuned to the Lord. Stay safe and healthy.
When we are idle and at ease, we cannot our Lord Jesus please. Don’t be satisfied with the mediocre, strive for the magnificent.
Dean
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