FAITH CAPSULE: Give your life to Jesus; take the stand to be His representative.

2 Corinthians 5:17-21

Jesus declared, “…I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10) Jesus is not saying that He will come to give life abundantly…He came already to give life abundantly. The truth that He came already to give life abundantly does not mean that every man will live life abundantly. Knowing about the truth of the word is not enough to live abundantly. It is true that every one that knows the truth will line their life living the truth of His word. However, the ones that line their life living the word of God are the ones that are representing Jesus. God’s plan is for all to be representing Him by living life as His representative but very few are living to demonstrate as His representative. Man can deceive man but it is absolutely, undoubtedly impossible for God to be deceived by man.
How are you representing Him? Are you representing Him in your daily life as much as you should be? Is it by self-introduction that you can be identified as a Christian, or by the way you are living your life? Representing Jesus is not by going to church on a regular basis. There are many that make church their home but yet, they’re far from church. Representing Jesus is not by being conversant quoting the word of God. If you have given your life to Him, you have taken a stand to be His representative everywhere you go. For anyone that claims to be His representative, before any self-introduction by virtue of one’s communication and lifestyle, it should be clear that one is a true ambassador of Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” Does that statement represent you? Just a reminder, Christ should be the center of our life, not a particular social setting, not our work, or anything else. Are you standing out for Him or sitting out? When it becomes evident that the only way you can be identified as a believer outside the church is through self-introduction, something is wrong. Will you make a choice to be Christ ambassador by reconciliation to Him? 2 Corinthians 5:20, “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.” Every requirement in the Word of God is possible to carry out. If it were not so, man would not be obligated to live by His word.

Prayer for today: Ask God to help you so you can live your life for God’s glory.