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Vol. 18.12.40
What a
Christian is not
1. A Christian is not only known by name: if you like call yourself a
Christian a million times, it does not make you one rather by your character
and deeds, you show that you’re a Christian. 'By their fruit you shall know them' Mathew 7:2.
So does your character qualify you as
a Christian? Selah
Prayer
Lord, help me to sincerely evaluate
my character and make amends where necessary
2. A Christian
is not an angel: A Christian is a mortal being with flesh and blood, flaws and
weaknesses, emotions and reasoning who is working towards perfection daily by
the grace of God. ‘If you think you are standing strong, be
careful not to fall’. 1 Corinthians 10:12
How are you standing? Carefully? Selah!
Prayer
Lord, never let me loose sight of you
like Peter did and started sinking
3. A Christian
is not holier than God: The gospel ministry of Apostle Peter would have been
greatly limited for trying to be holier than God for calling unclean what God
has cleaned but thank God for the grace of God in his life that opened his eyes.
‘But the
voice spoke again: “Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean’. Act
10:15.
How do you see a repentant sinner in
your church? Selah!
Prayer
Lord, help me to work out my
salvation with the right perspectives
4. A Christian
is not an automatic citizen of heaven: There is nothing automatic about
God's kingdom. It’s all a process. So being a Christian has simply positioned you
on the path to forever in paradise but the final destination depends on what
you do here on earth. Holiness is the
only guarantee of heaven. ‘Nothing evil
will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and
dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life’. Rev
21:27.
How are you living as a Christian?
Selah!
Prayer
Lord, help me to live holy daily
5. A
Christian is not lazy: I know you know this already but just to re-echo it. Never
replace hard work for miracles. Miracles always come in the midst of work. ‘But Jesus
replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I’. John 5:17.
What are your values? Selah!
Prayer
Lord, help me to value hard work and
bless the works of my hand by your mighty power in Jesus name
6 A Christian
is not to use less of his brain: That you walk by faith and not by sight is not an
excuse to be mentally lazy as a Christian but an avenue to maximize it through
the power of the Holy Spirit. God has given the brain to be creative in
thinking, don't push that responsibility back to God. ‘The ants are a people not strong, yet they
prepare their meat in the summer’. Proverbs 30:25.
Have you wondered how Joseph quickly
developed a survival master plan for Egypt? Selah!
Prayer
Lord, fully explore your power in me
through creative thoughts in Jesus name
7. A Christian
is not exempted from temptation: Take it or leave it, as long as we exist in this
mortal body, we will be exposed to temptations. Jesus became prone to
temptation because he had on the mortal body, and the devil only left him for a
while. So face the reality and get ready to always stand in God through God and
for God. ‘These
things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye
shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world’. John
16:33.
How are you coping with the world? Selah!
Prayer
Lord, help me to always be victorious
over the temptations of this world
8. A
Christian is not a changer but only a change agent: Many Christians have gotten hocked
to unbelievers either in marriage, business or friendship with them, believing
that they can change them only to later regret. No fellow man can change anyone
except the Holy Spirit. Be wise! ‘No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent
me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day’. John 6:44.
Are you sincere enough in any
relationship? Selah!
Prayer
Father, make me a true change agent
in Jesus name.
What a
Christian is
1. A
Christian is expected to show love: We really don't need to go into the
definition of the different kinds of love but as a Christian, a deep sense of
compassion is expected for a fellow human irrespective of color and faith. You
are not to disdain a sinner but his sin. Love then is practical and will show
in the way you treat others. Mathew 25: 35-40; “For I was hungry, and you fed me. I
was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into
your home. “Then these righteous ones
will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and
give you something to drink? “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth,
when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were
doing it to me!’
How do you treat people around you? Selah!
Prayer
Father, let the love of Christ fully
radiate in me.
2. A
Christian is a leader: When the Bible describes us as light what do you think it
means? Lights are for clarity, directions and guidance. So every Christian bearing the light of God is
expected to be the one to give leadership by lifestyle. It's only strange today
that darkness even lead the light How strange! 1 Timothy 4:12; ‘Don’t let anyone think
less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you
say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity’.
Are you a good example? Selah!
Prayer
Lord, let my light shine to the
darkness of this age.
3. A Christian
different: Exactly! A Christian is different and is expected to do everything
differently from the world. Our standard is Christ in heaven and not a star on
TV. John 17:16 ‘They are not of the world, even as
I am not of the world.
Who influences what you wear, eat and
say? Selah!
Prayer
Lord, let me never loose sight of the
cross of Calvary
4. A
Christian is limitless: After God gave Jesus Christ, His precious and only begotten Son
for us as ransom for sin, the capacity of man to obtain anything from God
became limitless. However, Christian because of their limited reasoning
capacity often limit their God. Well, I still don't know what God cannot do for
his children who truly belief in Him. Romans 8:32 ‘He that spared not his own Son, but
delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all
things’?
When you pray, do you actually expect
God will answer? Selah!
Prayer
Lord, whatsoever limits your works in
my life, take them away today in Jesus name
5. A
Christian is a role model: Not much talk, let's just digest the following scriptures.
1
Timothy 4:12: Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the
believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in
purity.
2Chorinthians
3:2: Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
Mathew
5:14: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on the hill cannot be
hid.
Mathew
5:16: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
What do your neighbors say about you?
Selah!
Prayer
Father, make me light indeed in Jesus
name.
Season’s greetings from all of us at Change of Taste Ministry
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