The tour guide had taken us a few hundred feet into the “Lewis and Clark Caverns” just outside Bozeman, Montana when she stopped and said, “This is what we call ‘Decision Rock’. It is called ‘Decision Rock’ because at this point you have to decide to go on with the rest of the tour, or you have to turn back. After this rock, there are no shortcuts out of the cave. If you go on from here, you are committed to going all the way to the end”.
Decision Rock made me think about our faith. At some point, each of us comes to our own “Decision Rock” where we need to decide to stop “playing church”. It is easy to go in a little way, to just stand in the entrance of faith, but at some point we all have to decide, “Am I going to go forward with God, or am I going to turn around and go back?” The reality is that we cannot stand there forever. We have to make a decision.
Jesus told the church in the city of Laodicea, “I know your deeds, that you are neither cold or hot. I wish you were either one way or the other! So, because you are lukewarm – neither hot nor cold – I am about to spit you out of my mouth” (Revelation 3:15-16).
In other words, you have to make a decision. Either go forward or go back. Be either hot or cold, but know that you cannot be both.
Everyone in our tour group decided that we were going on from “Decision Rock” and we were glad that we did. Had we turned back, we would have missed the beauty of the cave ahead of us.
When you get to your “Spiritual Decision Rock” may I encourage you to decide to go forward with God? Do not turn back or you will miss the beauty that he has waiting for you, both now and in eternity.
Decision Rock made me think about our faith. At some point, each of us comes to our own “Decision Rock” where we need to decide to stop “playing church”. It is easy to go in a little way, to just stand in the entrance of faith, but at some point we all have to decide, “Am I going to go forward with God, or am I going to turn around and go back?” The reality is that we cannot stand there forever. We have to make a decision.
Jesus told the church in the city of Laodicea, “I know your deeds, that you are neither cold or hot. I wish you were either one way or the other! So, because you are lukewarm – neither hot nor cold – I am about to spit you out of my mouth” (Revelation 3:15-16).
In other words, you have to make a decision. Either go forward or go back. Be either hot or cold, but know that you cannot be both.
Everyone in our tour group decided that we were going on from “Decision Rock” and we were glad that we did. Had we turned back, we would have missed the beauty of the cave ahead of us.
When you get to your “Spiritual Decision Rock” may I encourage you to decide to go forward with God? Do not turn back or you will miss the beauty that he has waiting for you, both now and in eternity.
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