These two verses make
it clear that God does not accept those who are not who they are called to be
in Christ. We are salt and light in the
world and when we don’t have an impact on the world or let the world see Christ
in us, we are good for nothing as far as God is concerned.
This should be a
sobering truth to us. We have to look at
ourselves and examine whether or not we are making any difference at all in the
world for Christ. Some are doing many
great things for Him and others appear to do nothing at all. While it is a losing proposition to compare
ourselves to others and what they are doing, we must be doing what we can for
the sake of Christ. No one will get by
with doing nothing. We are created in
Christ Jesus to be productive. Faith
that is not making a difference in the world is dead.
Faith that is real is
seen. We shine in different ways and with
different degrees of intensity, but if we are living in Christ, we do
shine. Other believers should be able to
see Christ shining in us and the world should be able to see it as well. Lights are useless and soon gotten rid of if
they don’t do what they are supposed to do, shine. We should be showing the way to God for all
to see.
Look at yourself. Are you having an impact on the world for
Christ? Can others easily see Christ in
you? Are you showing others the way to
God by the way you live and talk? God
will not embrace you as His own if you are not living out your faith in the
world in which you live.
No comments:
Post a Comment