Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees … bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers” (Matthew 23:1-2,4; NLT).
Religion
Is not about duty;
Salvation
Is not about creeds –
For Jesus
Is all about freedom:
The ‘burden’ he gives us
Is light.
Devotion
Is not about pay-back;
Redemption
Is not about rules –
For Jesus
Is all about healing:
His only desire,
To unite.
Atonement
Is all about oneness;
Forgiveness
Is found through his blood –
For Jesus
Is all about mercy:
So worship him gladly,
With love.
What does the LORD your God ask of you except to fear the LORD your God by walking in all his ways, to love him, and to worship the LORD your God with all your heart and all your soul? (Deuteronomy 10:12; CSB).