“For truly I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of cold water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward” (Mark 9:41; ESV). It doesn’t get much simpler than that! To do something as simple as giving someone a drink of water brings us a reward.
Jesus Himself led a simple life; He spent time with ordinary people, ate with them, taught them and helped them. There was nothing complicated about His life. Jesus chose uneducated fishermen to be His disciples and being a Christian doesn’t require us to be educated, accomplished or special in any way.
God requires us to obey His commandments but 1 John 5:3 tells us that they are not burdensome, in other words, they are easy to follow. Jesus said that if we have faith the size of a mustard seed, we could tell mountains (our problems) to move. Simple faith!
Prayer is simple too – it’s just having a conversation with God; we don’t have to use King James English, or say long repetitive prayers but just a heart to heart with God (Matt 6:7-13). Simple! Paul told the Thessalonians in 1 Thess 5:16-18 to “rejoice always, pray without ceasing and in everything give thanks.” There’s nothing complicated about that!
Let’s follow this advice and keep it simple!