When we fall into routine with our lives, whether it is work, school, kids, chores or anything else, it is easy to fall into routine with God too. Gradually, God becomes just another box to check off after I open my Bible for 10 minutes each day. If you relate to this, it can be helpful to ask yourself: What exactly did God do for me, personally? And then: How does that change the way I live today?

Christ died on the cross so that we don’t have to experience eternal death. But He didn’t stop there. Jesus Christ rose from the dead and now gives us His own righteousness in the eyes of God the Father instead of our brokenness. Because of this God helps us grow in righteousness daily. After death He will make us perfect, as He intended us to be. All thanks to Christ’s death and resurrection.

Now, if this is old news to you and you skimmed the previous paragraph and the Bible verse, you might want to consider asking yourself why you did that. As adopted children of God we should remind ourselves regularly of His great sacrifice! And if you were not aware of what God did for us, is it not amazing? Because of the wonder and mystery of His sacrifice, we can now live and grow in peace and joy, without the burden of eternal death looming over us. Should that not change how we live every single day? Should we not try with new effort every day to thank God, to learn more about Him and worship Him in all our actions?

Suggested Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, I cannot find you and keep worshiping you without your help. Please help me every day, let me learn more about you in the Bible, through prayer and through the world around me. Please help me worship you in my regular routine in the places I go every day, and also help me create intentional space in my life where I can praise you. I pray this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

1.    John 3:16-17.

Today’s Encounter was written by: Juliette H.