A foxhole is a place of safety that soldiers jump into in times of danger. Some people use religion this way. They live their life how they want to without feeling any responsibility towards God. They don’t pray or read their Bible. They never go to church (but often admit that they “need to start going someday”).

The moment something bad happens to them, they jump into the foxhole. They pray like they have never prayed before. They dust off that old Bible and desperately try to make sense out of it. If things are bad enough they will even look for a church to attend on Sunday morning. But, as soon as the storm passes, they are back to their old ways.

This reminds me of what God said about Israel of old, that their, “...faithfulness is like a morning cloud, and like the early dew it goes away” (Hosea 6:4). Their reliance upon God was only temporary.

I hope we take our faith more seriously than this. God wants to be our Father—not our foxhole. “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” (James 4:8).

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