Status Quo

STATUS QUO

2 Corinthians 11:3

“But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.”

Status quo means that things are the same today as they were yesterday. That’s not always a bad thing. People with a disease are pleased with status quo. Their health isn’t getting worse.

But other times, status quo isn’t cool. We’re created as lively, active and full-of-life beings. Status quo simply won’t do. Christ Likeness devotion taught that God loves His kids too much to allow us to remain imperfect. Only His Son Jesus is perfect. God watches us grow during the sanctification [sank-tif-i-KA-shon] process to become more like Jesus. When believers don’t grow spiritually after salvation—they’re in status quo—and God is not pleased.

Jesus didn’t die for status quo. Jesus’ followers won’t settle for status-quo mark-time safe lives. We measure our growth in Christ likeness daily. We refuse to settle for less than what God planned for us. We rise to accept Jesus’ offer of life to the fullest (John 10:10). Our Spirit-led lives are filled with peace and joy because we’ve chosen a life of devotion to Jesus— our foundation. That means we pursue Jesus’ will instead of our own. We aspire to loving, holy and humble living.

Life of devotion to Jesus takes courage, compared to status quo living. But Jesus’ followers shatter the status quo. His followers feel dazzlingly alive. Just as flowing water carries life and oxygen downstream, Jesus’ followers are rivers of life that impact everyone in their wake. Their “salt” remains pure and potent. Their devotion to Jesus is the salt that enhances and preserves the world through action and speech—the light that illuminates the darkness. Jesus’ followers are change agents.

Jesus has a message for His followers in Matthew 5:13: “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.”

Do you prefer the status quo of a safe life, or will you accept Jesus’ dare to follow Him?

Take Home Nugget

God created you with free will. That means that you can choose what life you want to pursue. The choice is clear. Jesus’ followers are people who choose to live God’s will instead of their own. Despite being edgy, the safety of status quo doesn’t interest them. They have life to the full. Check the lesson, linked below, to see what else Jesus calls His followers to be.

I choose the dare of following Jesus, instead of the status-quo safety. How about you?

J.D. Griffith

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