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Religion: Heavenly Minded But Earthly Bad

Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me…” - Isaiah 29:13

I remember one of my lecturers (years back) utters a quote in the lecture hall: he says 'Don't be heavenly minded that you are not earthly good'. He was talking about Religious people.

These days, we are having more and more religious people but less followers of Jesus. Generally, we tend to believe a religious person is a righteous person just the same way we believe a simple man is a humble man. 

During Jesus days, the Pharisees and the Sadducees were highly religious, they looked outwardly righteous but deep down their heart, they ain't. Many folks are like that too, they go to church every Sunday, worship God but back to the office on Monday to friday, it's another life entirely. Religious people lives a life of pretense, a life of show off. God created Man and man created religion. Religion was never from God. Jesus came not to show us religion but to show us the way of life.

Following Jesus is more than a religion, it is a way of life. Religion is all about outward appearances.

Jesus warn us to be careful. Religion is not what save people, Religion is not what heal you, religion is not a ticket to heaven. Religion is just what it is, religion. We have had enough religious people. We need faithful people.

We are not called into religion. Believers need to be careful of getting entangle in religion.

What is the use of following Jesus if our lives is not impacting those around us? I have met some religious people, they fast and pray... they are so heavenly minded but they are earthly bad. If your actions here on earth doesn't reflect the heaven you are so minded about, all what you're doing is religious activities. 

Be heavenly minded (no doubt about that), but also be earthly good. Don't just be a Christian by name, birth or association, be a Christian also in deeds.

Thank God it's Friday, Good Morning and do have a great day.

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