This is, of course, where the spiritual disciplines come in. But what if we approached these behaviors less as religious duties—they are that, obviously, but they are more than that—and more as relational delights? What if the work we put into our relationship with Christ more directly flowed from our already-secured position in him than from some idea that we’ve got to maintain our spiritual state? What if—in other words—we saw Jesus as our friend more than our boss? Jesus is certainly our master. He is certainly our commander. He is our sovereign Lord, and thus when he says “Jump,” we ought
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