14“Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24.14-15)
My daughter, Maggie, loves horses. She loves seeing them in books or parades or on TV. So naturally, we were excited about the Plymouth County Fair yesterday, since she would finally get to interact with some horses. She was terrified. They were so big that she seemed too scared to pet them, or even to look directly at them. It turns out that Maggie likes the idea of horses a lot more than the real thing.
It reminded me a little of our spiritual lives. Sometimes we like the idea of serving God a lot more than actually serving Him. Because actually serving God is big. It can be scary to make such a big commitment. It can mean sacrifice to follow through.
The alternative is worse. Maggie’s fear kept her from enjoying the horses at the fair. Our fear can keep us from enjoying our communion with God. We need to remember that just because something is tough, or intimidating, doesn’t mean it will always seem so, or that it is not worth overcoming.
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 1.3, NRSV)
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