“But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags … And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee” (Isaiah 27:6,7)
Religion should not suffice us. It does not suffice God. He wants more than ritual observance and the reciting of prayers. God wants entrance into the heart and soul of man. The true worship of God is in spirit and in truth. It is not limited to a sacred space and time. God wants continual interaction with His people. He has something to say to us every day of the week. He would give us our daily bread.
The lukewarm are content with their half-hearted devotion to God. But that will never do with a God who calls us to love Him with our whole heart, mind, soul, and strength. He would rather we acknowledge our distance from Him than pretend we’re close to Him when we’re not. He says, “Draw near to Me, and I will draw near to you!”
Will we stir ourselves up to take hold of the kind of relationship with God that He desires of us? Or will we deceive ourselves that we have Him in our life, when we only have religion.