FAITH CAPSULE: Following Him is in knowing Him not knowing about Him.
1 John 2:1-6
Life is a race. How are you following through in this wicked world? As an acclaimed believer of Christ, going to church every Sunday; going to prayer meeting and bible study is not a ticket to make through this wicked world to heaven. In living life, how are you following Him? Claiming to be church active is truly journeying through the right track to heaven. However, it is clearly true that church can possibly be a passage to hell and not heaven. Yes, you possibly claim to be on the right track of following Him, but being on the right track is different from following through the rules of running the track. Indeed, it is possible to be on the right track and be trapped.
Life is a journey and living life can be compared to running race on a race track. In running a race on the track of life there are rules that should never be violated. Every acclaimed believer on the race track of life who fails to follow the rules of running race on the track of life is a trapped believer. 1 Corinthians 9:24 points out, “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.” The ones who run to receive prize are the ones who get to the expected end. Running the race of life is about knowing to follow Christ, the author and the finisher of our faith. (Hebrews 12:2)
What does it take to follow Him? Following Him is in knowing Him not knowing about Him. Knowing the Lord is not in determination or in our strength. Following Him is not in changing or running from one church to another church. Knowing to follow Him is in consistent obedience to His word. The book of 1 John 2:3-4 expressly stated what it means to follow Him, “Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, ‘I know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in Him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.’” Walking truly in His word following Him truly; keeping self on a right track; moving as a candidate not to miss heaven. Engaging self in lying, deception and manipulating is setting self as a failure candidate for heaven. From today, walk or run the race of life according to the rule of running the race.
Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace of God’s to run the race of life and not miss from getting to the expected end.