You are not a disciple
of Christ if you are not obeying Him. A
disciple is one who follows Him, one who lives for Him. Notice Jesus said that His disciples keep on
obeying His teachings. It is not good
enough to start out following Christ; we must continue to follow Him. If we are serious about the state of our
souls, we will live like it every day.
If you are living in
Christ, you will know the truth and it will set you free. Living in Christ opens up to us the Word of
God so we can understand it and live by it.
It frees us up from our sinfulness so we can enjoy living in the
presence of God. It sets us free from
our selfishness so we can live for Christ.
If what you profess
to be in Christ is not backed up by your daily living in Christ, you are not a
disciple of Christ. You cannot be a
disciple of Christ without deliberate effort.
It takes work to continue to live in Christ. We must daily search in the Scriptures for
greater understanding and we must daily fellowship with the Lord in prayer so
we can better live out what we learn.
Sin binds us to a
life of self-destruction. It drags us
down and keeps us from reaching our potential.
It dulls our senses to the point where God becomes irrelevant to
us. It blinds us so that we can no
longer see the truth or want to live it.
Sin alienates us from God and robs us of the joy of living and hope for
the future. Sin clouds our perspective
and we wander aimlessly through life.
Jesus in us sets us free and He makes life
worth the living.
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