FAITH CAPSULE: What stops one from living life to present self as a representative of Christ? 

Luke 10:29-37

An acclaimed believer of Christ that does not represent Christ is an established deceiver. 
In the church, deceiving and manipulating is not a strange act. 
As an acclaimed believer, have you fallen into such an act? 
Going to church is not a ticket to heaven. 
Many are on the right track but remain trapped. 
Is it possible that one shall miss heaven and miss hell? 
To miss heaven is to gain hell. 
God is a good God with provision for no one to perish instead of taking to the perishable avenue. 
John 3:16 buttresses, “that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”
Why not represent Him not to perish?
In the parable of the Good Samaritan, a priest and a Levite were to present and represent Christ by their title. 
They were to present Christ in their way of living life but failed to, while sinners of a sinful nation could not pass by but present as representatives of Christ. 
Luke 10:30-33 documented, “…A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance, a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. Likewise, a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.” 
How often have you walked past on the other side instead of presenting and representing Christ? 
Christ, the compassionate One to be copied by way of life, is not one that only flourishes by answering to title.
He does not ignore the needy ones. 
No excuse counts; neither is there any excusable before the Almighty God not to represent Christ.
It is worth calling on God and asking Him for the grace to answer His calling, living life as a believer of Christ. 
Attending church can deceive the world, and answering to titles can become a way of manipulating others, but God cannot be deceived and manipulated. 
Let all run this race with a mark that glorifies the Lord and Savior. 
Look around! 
There is always a waiting list in our passing whereby there is a need for a believer to present and represent Christ. 
As an acclaimed believer, one must live life to present oneself as a representative of Christ. 

Prayer for today: Ask to be enabled to live life as a representative of Christ in this wicked world.