Devo# 5 - Men of Christ
My Brothers,
Are you 100% for Christ?
or are you 85% and say to yourself that God does not expect us to be perfect, and let loose the other 15%?
or are you 50% and decreasing?
or are you 25% and think that TIME alone will build you up?
or are you 5% but realise that this is more or less 0%, thus lost all hope?
Where are you?
Are you content with your life?
What about your Spiritual life?
Do you have deep communion with Him only when you're tired from your work or bored of your favourite pasttime?
Are you waiting for the Holy Spirit to change you? How are you waiting?
Are you willing to go 100% for Him who called you to give Him your all? ALL 100% of yourself?
Do you ever stop and ask the Holy Spirit to show you what is wrong in your life? And when you do, is it only during the stressful times of your life?
What is your idea of furthering His kingdom? Get a job, find a wife, raise some children, go to church, avoid temptations, die a good death? Are any one of these things a goal in itself? or are they a path to SPREAD His name?
What is the purpose of HIS kingdom being HERE on Earth?
What about your character and personality?
Do you ever dance for Him?
Do you ever sing for Him?
Do you ever SHOUT for Him?
Do you ever physically BOW before Him?
Are you answering the last 4 questions with, "I'm an introvert," or "That's just not me," or "I worship in my own way."?
Do you believe that He can change your bad to good, and your ok's to better?
Did you know that He wants to change you?
Are there activities in your life that you have hesitate to say it honours Christ?
Are you in love with God? or is it just an infatuation, a crush?
How far are you willing to go for love? More importantly, how far are you willing to go for your love of GOD?
What in your life is more important than HIM?
My brothers, are you 100% for CHRIST?
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship." - Romans 12:1
"Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you submit to its rules: "Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!"? These are all destined to perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings. Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.
"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
"Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all." - Colossians 2:20-3:11
Are you 100% for Christ?
or are you 85% and say to yourself that God does not expect us to be perfect, and let loose the other 15%?
or are you 50% and decreasing?
or are you 25% and think that TIME alone will build you up?
or are you 5% but realise that this is more or less 0%, thus lost all hope?
Where are you?
Are you content with your life?
What about your Spiritual life?
Do you have deep communion with Him only when you're tired from your work or bored of your favourite pasttime?
Are you waiting for the Holy Spirit to change you? How are you waiting?
Are you willing to go 100% for Him who called you to give Him your all? ALL 100% of yourself?
Do you ever stop and ask the Holy Spirit to show you what is wrong in your life? And when you do, is it only during the stressful times of your life?
What is your idea of furthering His kingdom? Get a job, find a wife, raise some children, go to church, avoid temptations, die a good death? Are any one of these things a goal in itself? or are they a path to SPREAD His name?
What is the purpose of HIS kingdom being HERE on Earth?
What about your character and personality?
Do you ever dance for Him?
Do you ever sing for Him?
Do you ever SHOUT for Him?
Do you ever physically BOW before Him?
Are you answering the last 4 questions with, "I'm an introvert," or "That's just not me," or "I worship in my own way."?
Do you believe that He can change your bad to good, and your ok's to better?
Did you know that He wants to change you?
Are there activities in your life that you have hesitate to say it honours Christ?
Are you in love with God? or is it just an infatuation, a crush?
How far are you willing to go for love? More importantly, how far are you willing to go for your love of GOD?
What in your life is more important than HIM?
My brothers, are you 100% for CHRIST?
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship." - Romans 12:1
"Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you submit to its rules: "Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!"? These are all destined to perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings. Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.
"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
"Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all." - Colossians 2:20-3:11
