True Life

Day 19- True Life

1 John 2:5-6 NIV

But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.

There is a grave danger in our world today and it is hypocrisy. We have mastered the art of deception, where we have learnt all the posturings and practices of Christianity without any knowledge of the Christ in it. We can mouth all the confessions and flow with the in-crowd in church; in fact, we can do everything church-goers do we sing, we dance, we jump and generally flow with the mood of the people around us. There's no distinguishing factor, no motivating experience, no peculiar relationship with the God of the church himself. How, then, can I introduce to someone else, a God that I have not met or known, with whom I have no relationship? How do I show forth the life and light of God when I do not have either in me?

Today's extract seeks answers to one fundamental question, one that we must answer if our lives will make sense and make impact in the world we have been put. The question is: Do I know God? It is not about reading about him in the bible alone or listening to sermons about him in church. These are good but they are not sufficient. After you have read and heard, what do you do with the knowledge? Does the word fall on fertile ground in your heart, where it can grow to full maturity, or does it fall on the unprepared and unwillingly heart, where nothing can take root or bear fruit?  Your answer to the question above is a function of what you have done with the knowledge of and about God that you have.

If indeed I know the Lord, love for him and what he demands will not be difficult for me. If he says I should love my enemies, it is because he has released the grace to make that kind of love possible. If he says I should walk in his steps, it is because he has walked my way before and he overcame, therefore he is capable of seeing me through whatever situation that may arise as I walk in obedience to him. I must live as He lived, I must love as he loved, I must walk as he walked and I must speak as he spoke. My life is no longer mine to hold and control; Christ paid the full price for my sins and gave me a fresh start in Him. He has become the guide, the leader and the way I must go. My life must find direction, purpose and fulfilment in Him alone. Can i truly say that this is true in my life? His time of favour is here.

PRAYER- Lord, help me live for you alone. The world has various offerings and distractions, but I choose to follow you alone. Help me to be all you have created me to be, so that my life can make the impact it was created to make. Amen.