Knowing Christ and making Him known
Let us take a moment to pause and think: is there someone we need to put things right with? Do we have to stay stuck in our anger? We need to repent of whatever is feeding your anger and pray to God for a godly attitude towards the person who has wronged you.
‘Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.’ ( (Ephesians 4:32)
Before salvation, God’s law is something external and burdensome. After salvation, we understand more of its depth and we have a God-given desire to keep it, fuelled by our love for Jesus and motivated to please him.
Will you go into the coming days determined to love those around you and to help them? Even if you are in a time of stress and trouble. You are still watched at such times as to how you will react. If you can maintain a love for others at such times, your light will be powerful and impactful. May the Lord help us all to shine for him as we do good to others.
As Christians, we are called to season the world we live in by our passion to live out Jesus’ teachings in all we do.
Where would we be today were it not for the mercy of God? We would be lost and without hope. Surely, then, we ought to be the first to show mercy to others.
We cannot change ourselves and so we need to pray for a pure heart. God will give this to us if we ask! And the other thing we need to do is soak ourselves in scripture.
Meekness is evidenced as humility towards God and gentleness towards other people. We were made for a relationship with God and so it stands to reason that only he can satisfy our souls. May we hunger and thirst after his righteousness.
When we turn our lives over to Christ, we are transformed and we will become more like him. Are you ready to pursue the kind of life Jesus wants you to? If you are, the Sermon on the Mount is a great place to start. It begins with the beatitudes.
Jesus issue the most astonishing invitation; ‘Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.’ (Matthew 11:28)
Stop carrying the heavy load of sin and guilt and meaninglessness and rebellion. Instead, come to Jesus in prayer. Ask for forgiveness. Learn from him. And you will know rest.
Scripture makes it plain that there will be a day when we are all brought to account for how we have lived. We cannot live any way we please and ignore God with impunity. Judgement will come and we need to be ready for it, by becoming followers of Jesus.
However challenging it can be to witness our faith to believers, God uses the witness of his people in a powerful and often far-reaching way.