ARE YOU A WORLDLY CHRISTIAN ?

In the 60's one might say "Are You For Real"? In other words are you serious.It's time for us to be transparent about our Christianity. Listen, don't be fooled, the world hates Christians' our values differ from the world's. There is nothing more repugnant than a halfhearted, in-name only Christian who is self-sufficient. We need to be intentional about our walk with the Lord. Don't settle for following God halfway. Let Christ fire up your faith and get you into action. I'm reminded of what the Word Of God says: " I KNOW YOUR DEEDS, THAT YOU ARE NEITHER COLD NOR HOT; I WISH THAT YOU WERE COLD NOT HOT. (16) SO BECAUSE YOU ARE LUKE WARM, AND NEITHER HOT NOR COLD, I WILL SPIT YOU OUT OF MY MOUTH " (Rev 3:15-16).

God's way of living contradicts the world's. If you want to live for God you must be ready to say and do what seems strange to the world. Now as Christians we must be willing to give when others take, to love when others hate, to help when others ill-treat. Listen up, by giving up your own rights in order to serve others, you will one day receive everything God has in store for you. Here's another word from the Lord, now it's up to you to believe or not. Those who are tied to the world's system will loose everything when it collapses. What they have worked for a lifetime to build up will be destroyed in one hour. Those who work only for material rewards will have nothing when they die or when their possessions are destroyed. What can we take with us to the New Earth? Our faith, our Christian Character, and our Relationships with other believers. These are more important than any amount of money, power, or pleasure.

Satan offers the world to us, in fact he offered the whole world to Jesus. His terms were for Jesus to fall down and worship him the devil. Today the devil offers us the world by trying to entice us with materialism and power. We can resist temptations the same way Jesus did. If you find yourself craving something that the world offers, quote Jesus' words to the devil: " Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only." We must learn to defeat the devil by using the Scriptures as our weapon, just as Jesus did.

Until Next Time...

Jim,