“Growing or Drifting Away from God?” June 1
Nobody wakes up one morning and decides to ruin their spiritual life.
Drift is almost never dramatic. It’s usually subtle. A compromise here. A distraction there. A small step away from God that doesn’t seem dangerous at the time.
That’s what makes it so dangerous.
After all, if anyone should have been immune to spiritual failure, wouldn’t it have been Solomon? He was the wisest man who ever lived. God had blessed him beyond measure with wisdom, wealth, influence, and opportunity.
So how did he end up drifting into idolatry?
And in today’s New Testament reading, another question emerges. How could the same crowd that welcomed Jesus with praise and palm branches be shouting, “Crucify Him!” just a few days later?
Was it really the same people? What changed? And is there a warning here for those who seem excited about spiritual things one moment and disappear the next?
Today’s readings force us to ask a sobering question:
Are we growing closer to God—or drifting farther away than we realize?
