IF YOU WERE ACCUSED OF BEING A CHRISTIAN, WOULD YOU BE FOUND GUILTY?
Dear brethren, this brief message was prepared for us by Charis, please be blessed as you read it as we have been. Let us continue to pray for one another, times like these requires prayers, some faith, steadfastness, and humble perseverance.
now as for today's message, I was watching something on the news a few days ago and this very question came up. It really got me thinking about my own Spiritual walk with God.
Today I want us to ask ourselves this question, as we analyze ourselves:
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Am I reading my bible faithfully? And if so am I doing so because I have to or for God’s glory (1st
Corinthians 10:31: Well, whatever you do, whether you eat or drink, do it all
for God’s glory.)?
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Am I praying only because I have to (Philippians
4:6 and James 5:16)?
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Do I share my faith with others or am I shy of
criticism (Mark 16:15-16)?
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Do I offer the other cheek when being insulted or do I act in defence in order to protect my feelings by insulting back (Matthew 5:38-40)?
· Do I judge people who openly sin and apply my own sinful standards whilst I’m sinning in the dark (John 8:1-8)? Often, some weak-willed Christians are being discouraged by those who pretend to 'better' than others by pointing finger at the sins of others. We know the Bible says we must rebuke others in a gentle spirit and with love and not in a hateful and 'better than thou attitude' (Galatians 6:1) often the one who judges others is the one who will himself be excluded from God's Kingdom (Luke 18:12-14).
Would we be found guilty or walk free?
Brother and Sisters, today we would like to encourage you to get in touch with God in a solemn and dedicated way and this we do by really calling upon him for that priceless relationship. We read in Jeremiah 33:3 where God tells us to call on him and he will answer us, he will show us great and mighty things that we know not of. Also in 1Peter 1, we are called upon to live a Holy life.
Furthermore, 1Peter 2:12 we are told: “Your
conduct among the heathen should be so good that when they accuse you of being
evildoers, they will have to recognise your good deeds and so praise God on the
Day of his coming.”
Blessed Love and A Blessed Merry Christmas to all God's dearly loved Children
Brother Glenn and Charis
