You may be able to mask spiritual drift and a neglect in public, but what would a quick peek into your soul reveal to your brothers and sisters in Christ? Would it reveal the marks of spiritual discipline, or of spiritual drift?
As Jesus suffered prior to His death, we’ll also suffer before we die—and that’s okay; it’s purposeful; it’s glorious! As the Holy Spirit applies Christ’s sin-destroying death to us, our lives now truly resemble Jesus’ life: spiritually alive in the body before death, capable of overcoming sin, and capable of enduring suffering and mistreatment from the world as a result of turning away from sin.
