"Examine yourselves: are you acting according to faith? Test yourselves. Can you assert that Christ Jesus is in you? If not, you have failed the test." - 2nd Corinthians 13:5-6
Scripture says that all good things come from God, therefore, if we want to live our lives as good people, we need to be firmly planted in the Lord. But so much more than this, we need to be radical in our approach to living a life in Christ. Think about this, every single person Jesus met in His life was transformed by Him. Meeting Jesus would make people change their entire lives! People left their families to follow Him, people turned away from sin, people rose from the dead and were cured of disease. Even if people didn't change for the better, like the Pharisees and the Sadducees, Jesus stirred in them violent emotions because the message He delivered was full of purpose and full of passion. His was a life that made people examine themselves and what they stood for. That's how we need to live our lives.
What is the impression we make on people? Will they even remember us a week later? Through the power of the Holy Spirit, God has given us this same fire to change the lives of the people we come into contact with, to make an impact, if we use it. This is why, like Paul says, we need to examine our faith and test ourselves. If you think the Spirit of God really lives in you, can you honestly say you live your life according to the faith? Can you say that Jesus Christ lives in and through you? Are you causing an impact in the lives of the people you come across? Or are you simply passing by people's lives? Test yourselves to see if Jesus Christ really lives in you, if not, you have failed the test.
Today's Prayer:
Lord God, You have given us a clear way to tell if we are really living our lives in accordance with You. Help us to let You live in us and manifest Yourself through us so that all can see You and Your work in our lives and come to believe. In Your Name we pray, amen.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Test Yourselves
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From Listening to Your Life by Frederick Buechner.
“When you remember me, it means that you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are. It means that you can summon me back to your mind even though countless years and miles may stand between us. It means that if we meet again, you will know me. It means that even after I die, you can still see my face and hear my voice and speak to me in your heart.
For as long as you remember me, I am never entirely lost. When I'm feeling most ghost-like, it is your remembering me that helps remind me that I actually exist. When I'm feeling sad, it's my consolation. When I'm feeling happy, it's part of why I feel that way.
If you forget me, one of the ways I remember who I am will be gone. If you forget, part of who I am will be gone. "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." the good thief said from his cross (Luke 23:42). There are perhaps no more human words in all of Scripture, no prayer we can pray so well. ”
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