God's invisible attributes,
eternal power and divine nature are clearly seen in His Creation (Revelation
4:11). This takes away a person's excuse for not believing in Him as their
Savior.
We instinctively know that there
is a God and that we should serve Him with all of our emotions, mind, choices
and physical strength (Deuteronomy 6:4-5).
Yet, so many do not honor God or
appreciate Him. They pursue futile activities, endless philosophies and fruitless
enlightenment and their hearts darken further with each passing day. They think
they are wise, but they are actually very foolish (Romans 1:20-22).
Authentic Believers trust in,
rely on and believe in Christ even if we end up suffering for the sake of His
righteousness. We learn to explain and defend our beliefs to those who ask us
about the hope we have in Him.
Yet, we never impose our beliefs
on someone who is clearly not interested in them (1 Peter 3:14-16). There is no
point if the Holy Spirit is not drawing them to God. We never badger anyone
about coming to Christ.
We share Jesus with gentleness,
respect for the listener and a good conscience; even if someone slanders our
good name or reviles our good behavior in Christ.
We are created for God's glory
and service, and we will spend all of eternity worshiping our worthy Lamb who
was slain in our place. For now, we live for His glory while we dwell on this
earth and do only those works for which He created us to perform (Ephesians
2:10).
Prayer:
Father God, break the yoke of
bondage that our flesh feels to sin and replace our weaknesses with Your
strengths. Help us to decrease so that You may increase. We praise You as our
living Lord and thank You for giving us Your Spirit to abide within us all the
days of our life.
You are the only one worthy of
all honor, respect, praise, glory, wisdom, might and blessing. We look forward
to joining the myriads of angels already around the throne in singing Your
praises (Revelation 5:12). Lead us to share Christ with those whom You are
drawing to Yourself.
Thought for the Day:
The abiding Holy Spirit teaches
us to follow His lead as we share Christ with friends, relatives, associates
and neighbors; so that we do not push too hard, ignore their body language or
fail to read the feelings of their soul in their eyes.
