Can People Around see Jesus in You?
As Saints of God can people around you tell that you are what you profess to be? As Saints we are called to be "Living Bibles that is, people who committee themselves so deeply in the Bible that it actually becomes a part of them.
What you are about to read is part of a speech Ted Koppel at Duke University.
"We have actually convinced ourselves that slogans will save us: "Shoot up if you must, but make sure you use a clean needle when you do." "Enjoy sex whenever and wherever you please, but always make sure that you do it safely." The answer is "No," a thousand times "No" Not because it isn't cool or smart or because you might end up in jail or dying in an AIDS ward if you do-but just because it's wrong! We've spent 5000 years as a race of human beings trying to drag ourselves out of primeval slime by searching for truth and moral absolutes. And in it's purest form, truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder; it is a howling reproach. What Moses brought down from Mount Sinai were not theTen Suggestions. They were the Ten Commandments!"
That day, I believe, Mr. Koppel was saying something that we here at Faith Apostolic should hear, namely, that the hope of the world (the only hope) is that we take seriously the real truth of the Bible, appropriate them to our lives, and live them every day. Also remember that God's laws and Commandments are not given to us in confusion,but rather to help us live to the utmost. They are not here to hinder us, but to help us. Life is so much better when we are honest and loyal and truthful and kind and caring. God knew that and that is why the Bible is of no private interpretation 2 Peter 1-20. But the question is- can people around you see Jesus in you? How is it with you right now? Can people tell by the way you live and the way you influence others, that you are a Saint of God?
Jesus said, ''Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." "May the Great God of Heaven, help you in all your endeavors."
And we must show this world that our faith is not only a way of believing, but a way of behaving; that is not just something we do on Sunday, but something we live every day.
