Day X of lockdown.

The first principle I ever learned was the cost of following Christ daily. My experience of not growing up a Christian, yet, coming to a place of faith birthed a genuine excitement to attend Church, pray or read the Bible. I was never compelled to believe from my parents or because it was a moral preference, but I rather held a personal conviction founded on revelation.

The cost to revelation is that you cannot return to the same thinking. The reason why people find it difficult to believe although they may concede that Christianity is true is because of the self-sacrifice it requires.

I had to grapple with the notion that if Jesus was truly God, the most appropriate response was to obey what He says. Consequentially this meant to risk being ostracised for not doing the things I used to do, especially if it went against what Jesus taught.

I learned to reconsider every prior misconception about God, and I had to discover the truth for myself. The truth is I had many opportunities to abandon faith, but I was compelled by the revelation: Christ resurrected and proved that He was God.

I share this as an encouragement no matter where you are in your faith journey, whether a non-believer or a Bible College student, never succumb to the idea that Christianity is a Sunday thing.
During social distancing, the true test of belief is whether you will continue to worship God. You do not have the luxury to be a Sunday Christian anymore.

If Church was closed indefinitely, could not stream a service, or it was made illegal to worship Christ, could you be like Daniel who flung open his window and worshipped God in a nation that declared it illegal to worship?

The truth is once you step beyond the prison of the opinions of others and make a personal decision to follow Christ you are free to follow the truth revealed to you. You realise that the cost of following Christ supersedes the benefits of following the opinion of others.

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ. — Galatians‬ ‭1:10‬