Work Again

When we seem to be without works, our first response is not to works but to get some gospel. God knows how the gospel works, and increasingly we do too.

I have been through seasons where my Bible reading was waaay less than I wanted—which was a good want. I don’t read my Bible because I have to, but because I love it. I love what happens to me in the process. However, I found that there are other ways of getting the gospel I love, like talking out loud to God; thinking thoughts toward Him and offering clear pauses in which I listen for Him to respond; playing meaningful music loudly that captures my attention; saying something truly sarcastic and “anti-gospel”—for example, “God is not going to forgive me for that, because He’s mad at me!” That gets me going! That gets me re-thinking.

Any way by which to “sow to the Spirit” and reap His life in me—the life of Christ that He happily produces—is a good thing and a happy work of expectant faith. I’m revived, and I work again.