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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Real People who live in the Real World who have a Real Love for Jesus
9:01 PM | 
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Elroy Rankins
That is what Alistar Begg,(Truth for Life.com), said in a sermon. It was not the title of his sermon, but it struck a cord with me. I was thinking, that's what it is all about. To be a real person in the real world, and express to the world a real love for Jesus Christ. This is what I really want. I know that I am not perfect but I do not use that as an excuse to let it all hang out. I am committed to being faithful to Jesus, and yet I do recognize that there are some significant inconsistances. Nonetheless, I know that I have a message that many people who I encounter on a day to day basis need to hear and receive. I want them to feel comfortable around me, I want them to trust me, and want them to know that my love for Jesus is real, so I can share the gospel with them effectively.
There are a couple of traps that many christians fall into in their eagerness and determination to serve the Lord.
The first is to be a pharasee. When we are reading our bibles reguarly, praying for our neighbors, not using profanity, etc. It is easy start to feel like we deserve to receive recognition from other people for our faithfulness and enthusiasm for Jesus. Unfortunately, our unbelieving freinds, and even our fellow believers do not respond well to the self-rightousness we can exude if we are not careful. This defeats the purpose because we become ineffective in your witness. It is also possibe to be extremely busy in the work of the kingdom only to realize on inspection that we are just engaged in a cleverly disguised self promotion campaign. I would suggest that our objective should be to be non-pretensious persons whose lives are beneficial to others. People who recognize their limitations and value others, people who express their love for Jesus by loving their fellow man.
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