Show some enthusiasm!
It’s hard today to show enthusiasm for anything because of what’s going on in our country, what has happened over the last year, but it’s very important that we as believers show enthusiasm for life because we know the end of the story. We must remember whose kingdom that we are a citizen of and also remember that the best argument for Christianity is Christians! their joy, there certainly, their completeness. But the strongest argument against Christianity is also Christians – when they are somber… joyless… Self righteous… Smug… Narrow and repressive. The Christian life is not meant to be a journey to the grave with the goal of arriving safely in a well preserved body, but a race to the finish line, used up, totally fulfilled, and loudly proclaiming “wow” what a ride! David tells us that God lifed him out of a pit of despair, put his feet on solid ground, and gave him a new song in Psalm 40:1-31 and hasn’t he done the same for us? So from this point forward, we should show enthusiasm for the life he has given us.
