FAITH CAPSULE: Live your life to present yourself as a representative of Christ.
Luke 10:29-37
An acclaimed believer of Christ that does not represent Christ is an ordained deceiver. In the church lying, deceiving and manipulation is not a strange act. As an acclaimed believer, have you fallen into such act? Going to church is not a ticket to heaven. Many are on the right track but remained trapped. Think of it, no one shall miss heaven and miss hell. To miss heaven is to gain hell. God is a good God with provision for no man to perish but man takes to every perishable avenue. John 3:16 buttressed, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Are you engaging the task He came for or you are representing Him by answering to titles you answer to”?
In the parable of the Good Samaritan, a priest and a Levite were in position to present and represent Christ by virtue of their title. They were in position to present Christ in their way of living life, but they failed while a sinner like and citizen of a sinful nation could not pass by without presenting Christ by representing Him.
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 been passing by on the other side instead of presenting and representing Christ? The Christ that we claim to be representing is a compassionate One; He is not One that only flourishes by answering to title; He is One that will not ignore the needy ones. There is no excuse that counts; neither is there any excuse that is excuse-able before the Almighty God. It is worth it to call on God and ask Him for the grace to faithfully answer to living life as a believer of Christ. Going to church can deceive man, answering to titles can possibly become a way of manipulating others but God cannot be deceived nor be manipulated. Let us run this race with a mark that glorifies our 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, you must live your life to present yourself as a representative of Christ.
Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to faithfully live life as a representative of Christ in this wicked world.