Revitalizing Spiritual Disciplines

With the temple destroyed and the people taken into captivity, Israel had lost many of the spiritual rhythms that the Lord had instituted in order to keep them spiritually healthy. As they returned to Jerusalem to rebuild, they restored those rhythms of sacrifice, worship, service, rest, and the celebration of the feasts. For our season of rebuilding to have a lasting impact, we also need to develop and put in place various spiritual practices and disciplines that will help us to stay close to Jesus. Let us take this time to revitalize some fallen spiritual rhythms and also create some new ones. These practices help us to grow spiritually, serve faithfully, and share the gospel powerfully.