FAITH CAPSULE:Come out of religion, stop being a discipline believer; become His disciple.

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Are you a disciple of Christ or a discipline religious one? One can be discipline and receive but not believe. It is also possible for one to believe and not receive Christ as Lord and savior. The word Disciple was used to describe one of the twelve personal followers of Christ or one of the seventy followers Jesus sent forth(Luke 10:1) Disciple is a person who is pupil or an adherent of the doctrines of another. Whose disciple are you? There is none that can be qualified as a disciple of Christ except one that believe and receive Him as Lord and savior. It is written in John 1:12, “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.” There are a number of verses in the Bible that point out the facts that some only believe in Him but not receive Him. Likewise, some verse also points to the fact that some only receive Him but do not believe Him. The Bible states in John 12:42, “Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue.” This verse points out the truth that some believe Him but could not confess Him. One can only confess what or who one receives. Jesus’ prayer for His disciples points out that to believe and receive is all that qualifies one as His disciple, “For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me.” (John 17:8) Are you confusing yourself in His word? If you start confessing His word in your life, if your behavior demonstrates the word that you claim to have heard from Him, then you are qualified to be an acclaimed disciple of Jesus. Claiming or knowing about the word does not qualify one to be a disciple of Jesus. The act of going to church on a regular basis will not mark any one as a disciple. Abiding in His word is the only mark of a disciple of Christ. Believing and receiving Jesus could not be spelled out better like Jesus did in one of His engagement with His people that believes in Him, “Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”(John 8:31) The evidence of one that believes and receives Him is living in freedom that is rooted in the truth of the word of God. Come out of religion, stop being a discipline believer; become His disciple.

Prayer for today: Cause me O Lord to begin to constantly abide in Your word.