{"id":1840,"date":"2014-04-15T16:41:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T20:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/?p=1840"},"modified":"2014-04-15T16:41:50","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T20:41:50","slug":"the-drive-to-become-a-sanctified-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/?p=1840","title":{"rendered":"The Drive to Become a Sanctified Driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/roadrage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1841\" alt=\"roadrage\" src=\"https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/roadrage-300x183.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/roadrage-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/roadrage.jpg 529w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jesus\u2019 words has strong words to say about the connection between anger and murder (Matthew 5:21-26). As I was preaching on this portion of Scripture recently it struck me how many of my illustrations related to driving. Venturing onto the roadways definitely tests our sanctification! I confess that my competitive side too often rears its ugly head when I\u2019m on the road. Being cut off, disrespected, disregarded, ignored, and put in danger are a driver\u2019s frequent experience. And lets be honest, we are not always the victims. Sometimes we are the perpetrators, even if at times unwittingly.<\/p>\n<p>I end up praying a lot while I drive\u2014and a not insignificant percentage of that is split between: 1) confession of sinful attitudes on my part, and 2) request for God\u2019s blessing on a driver I naturally think otherwise about.<\/p>\n<p>So it got me to thinking, how can <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">we<\/span> I better see sanctification integrated into my behind-the-wheel life? As I contemplated this I considered how <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>driving<\/em> <\/span>is the primary mode of transportation in our day, but <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>walking<\/em> <\/span>was about the only means of transportation in Jesus\u2019 day. And I recalled how often the New Testament uses walking as a metaphor for the unfolding of one\u2019s life. The apostles often used this imagery to picture our Christian faith. So it got me to thinking, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><i>What if we substituted \u201cdrive\u201d for \u201cwalk\u201d in some of the NT\u2019s instructions?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I realize the exchange is not perfect, but a glance below will reveal that it does shed some helpful light upon our roadway routine!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cWe were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might [drive] in newness of life.\u201d (Romans 6:4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>God gave His Holy Spirit \u201c\u2026 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who [drive] not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.\u201d (Romans 8:4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cLet us [drive] properly as in the daytime \u2026 not in quarreling and jealousy.\u201d (Romans 13:13)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c\u2026 for we [drive] by faith, not by sight.\u201d (2 Corinthians 5:7). <i>(Hmmm \u2026 I\u2019m going to have think on that one a bit more!)<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBut I say, [drive] by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.\u201d (Galatians 5:16)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cFor we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should [drive] in them.\u201d (Ephesians 2:10)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cI \u2026 urge you to [drive] in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called.\u201d (Ephesians 4:1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c[Drive] in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.\u201d (Ephesians 5:2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c\u2026 at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. [Drive] as children of light.\u201d (Ephesians 5:8)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cLook carefully then how you [drive], not as unwise but as wise.\u201d (Ephesians 5:15)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBrothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who [drive] according to the example you have in us.\u201d (Philippians 3:17)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cFor many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, [drive] as enemies of the cross of Christ.\u201d (Philippians 3:18)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cIf we say we have fellowship with him while we [drive] in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we [drive] in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.\u201d (1 John 1:6-7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cBut whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and [drives] in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.\u201d (1 John 2:11)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No, the exchange of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>drive<\/em> <\/span>for <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>walk<\/em> <\/span>isn&#8217;t flawless, but it is convicting. And it gives me something to pray about (with my eyes wide open!) when I&#8217;m behind the wheel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jesus\u2019 words has strong words to say about the connection between anger and murder (Matthew 5:21-26). As I was preaching on this portion of Scripture recently it struck me how many of my illustrations related to driving. 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