Faith On, Faith Off

In this message, we are exploring our life of faith in God. Is our life of faith in God something we can simply turn on and off? Let’s imagine you are in the late 1980’s and you are in bed watching television on your 1985 Sony Trinitron when a commercial plays for “The Clapper.” With “The Clapper,” you can simply clap to turn on and turn off devices in your house. Have you ever been in bed and then realized that you forgot to turn off the light? You dread getting out of bed to take extra steps to turn off the light switch. The Clapper gives us the power to turn devices on and off just by a simple clap. It is convenient and easy without the hassle of getting up to take extra steps. In this day and age, we are about convenience and efficiency. How can you turn off the lights without having to walk to the light switch? - The Clapper. How can you order takeout food without having to leave the house? – Uber Eats. How can you keep your floors clean without having to do it yourself? – Roomba Vacuum. How can you show that you are a Christian without really showing Christianity? – You can’t. You are either on or you are off, in or out, hot or cold. However, at times, we treat faith like it is something that we can turn on and off. We make it convenient and make it fit according to our lifestyle. Sometimes, we choose when and where we want to show our Christianity. The world needs Christians to be its preservative, its shining light for God, and for us to never give up.