“But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day” Proverbs 4:18 (KJV)
I had just finished giving a message, challenging students and young executives to commit their lives to helping to fulfill the Great Commission when Steve approached me with words that shocked me. I had known him for a long time and believed his life to be totally committed to Christ.
“If I were to respond to your challenge to take what I have to the rest of the world,” he said, “I’m afraid not much would be accomplished, because my brand of Christianity -quite frankly – is not that attractive, exciting or fruitful.”
He went on to share how he was not experiencing the joy of the resurrection in his life. The study of the Word of God had no appeal, his prayer life was nil and it had been a long time since he had introduced anyone to Christ. His outward evidence of being a man of God was just a facade, by his own admission.
What about you? Is your brand of Christianity truly the revolutionary, first-century kind that helped turn the world upside down and that changed the course of history? If not, it can be – and that is what this daily devotional guide is all about.
Every Christian needs to echo daily the sentiments of an unknown poet:
My life shall touch a dozen lives
Before this day is done,
Leave countless marks of good or ill,
Ere sets the evening sun.
This, the wish I always wish,
The prayer I always pray;
Lord, may my life help other lives
It touches by the way.
That goal should reign supreme during my waking hours – to touch lives for eternity. For if the all-powerful God, in the Person of His Holy Spirit, truly lives and reigns and triumphs, surely I can tap into that supernatural power and give evidence of it in my life.
Bible Reading: Proverbs 4:14-19
Today’s Action Point: Knowing that this dark world desperately needs light, I will trust God to let His light shine through me today. I pray that my life will be so radiant, joyful, attractive and fruitful for Christ that it will demonstrate the kind of Christianity that can be exported to others, to members of my family, neighbors and friends, as well as to people in other countries.
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Here comes a self-incriminating challenge to modern “Christian-ismâ€: Is our brand of Christianity truly the revolutionary, first-century kind that helped turn the world upside down and that changed the course of history? Or, is it the copycat or counterfeit brand of the modern “churchy†that looks “worldly†and the worldly type that is trying hard to look “churchyâ€?…Merciful God help us to rise & get back up from where we’ve fallen short of your glory!
This is very moving without the vision that every lost soul would come to christ and everyone in our family will be saved and stand in th house of the lord we have nothing! we must all see the need as christians to be a perfect example, great message we must see the way jesus did some of us are ashamed to be seen with certain walks of lifes dont forget jesus preached to the theives and the poor. God wants to use our lives to show people the love of God will prosper you!
Sharing the Gospel of Jesus is no easy task. Yet it is the assigned task of everyone saved, through Jesus and inherited the Kingdom of God.
The Spirit of God is the strength of every believer, hence lean on Him, the task will be done.
Motivating!. Thanks and God bless you.
Our part is to : Rely in GOD’s power and recognize HIS power. To be a witness is all about CHRIST and Not about us to let them know what JESUS has done into our lives. We walk by Faith and not by Sight. We need to have a Personal relationship with JESUS so that people we met and have a chance to witness can see JESUS who indwells in us…. all for the GLORY of GOD!!! I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of GOD for the SALVATION of everyone who believes…..( Romans 1:16 )…
The gods of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the Gospel of the Glory of CHRIST, who is the image of GOD> For we do not preach ourselves, but JESUS CHRIST as LORD, and ourselves as your servants for JESUS sake. For GOD who said, ” Let Light Shine out of darkness, made his Light Shine in our hearts to give us the Light of the Knowledge of the glory of GOD in the face of CHRIST.