Monday... Just because we are doesn't mean He is...

Monday... Just because we are doesn't mean He is. Let me show you what I mean.

It is so easy to look at followers of Christ and see how they act and then say if that is what Christ is like then I don't want it.

In the letter to the Romans written by Paul, chapter 3:3-4 (NIV), he writes, "What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God's unfaithfulness? Not at all!" But we look at others who say that they are followers of God and say that must be what God is like. But that of course isn't true.

It is true that those of us who are followers of Christ do have a great impact on what others believe Christ is like. Our witness, our life does have an impact on how others see Christ. That's why we need Him living in and through us. But just because someone doesn't act like Christ, doesn't mean that is truly the way He acts.

Now this truth has two points that come from it. One, we followers of Christ must be true followers of Christ. We make Him look good or we make Him look bad. Our life goes a long way in drawing others to Christ. That is why it is so imperative that we have the Holy Spirit living in and through us and that we spend time in God's Word seeing how Christ acts and then following His ways.

It also means that just because some Christian wasn't faithful to you or didn't act like Christ must mean it is all a fake. That Christ isn't someone you want to follow. But let me tell you, just because I am human and I sometimes react in a way that doesn't make Him look good, He is good. He IS good. He IS faithful. He IS loving, He DOES forgive. He IS strong and He DOES make a difference in our lives.

That is why Christ came down to earth. He came to show how God looks in human form and to die for us so we can do the same. No we aren't perfect but we can be different. So during this pandemic let's do our best through the Holy Spirit living in and through us to show how God lives through a pandemic. Let's show how He makes a difference in and through our lives.

And please know this (v.4 NLT), "Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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