Monday – Gospels

Reading – Luke 3

Highlight Verse:

“Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭3‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I believe in giving a legacy of faith to my children.

That said, my children, just like every other person in the world, must have their own faith.

I hope and pray for that faith to be in Jesus. But, if it isn’t their own faith, it means nothing to them.

The church I grew up in was more about culture than faith. Everyone there would identify themselves as Christian but that didn’t mean they had faith in Jesus. For many it was just the cultural group they associated with.

The same was true in the Hebrew faith in Jesus’ time.

There were many who were culturally and often genetically Hebrew but never took the time to really think about faith.

John the Baptist saw that and hit them right between the eyes with that fact.

And many came to faith for the first time because of it.

What are some ways that we can confront those who mistake culture for faith without driving them away?
How deep does your faith go? Is it a culture you identify with or God in whom you place all your trust?