The Stone of Stumbling

Before the foundation of the world, God predestined those who are to become the living stones out of which Christ would build this spiritual house. But what is our task as living stones of the Temple of God? "To offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ". What are those spiritual sacrifices? Let me name just a few:

Do we love the Lord Jesus Christ? How do we know we love Him? Do we love to listen to Him, and to be in His presence? Christ is called the Word of God. Do we love to read the Word of God? That in fact is listening to Christ. If we don't like to read the Bible, we don't love Christ. Plain & simple!
If we love Him, we obey His commandments. Do we desire to be in the presence of His people here on Sundays? Ask yourself that honestly. Do you desire to be in His fold? Or do you skip quite often? Is it no BIG deal to you? I want you to know that it is a BIG deal to God.