A Christian is one whose life comes from Christ. Many today, accept the
name of Jesus Christ but not the life of Jesus Christ. When I say, ‘The
life of Jesus Christ’, I mean God’s kind of lifestyle which is a
lifestyle based on positive faith: that is, positive thinking, positive
talking and positive acting. However, we profess affinity to Christ
according to the flesh, while we are unchanged in the heart and life.
Many become Christians, born-again with self-effort. Self-effort is a
wrong attitude toward sin and it leaves us with urge; urge to do the
wrong things. It is pertinent to note that without the Holy Spirit
destroying the root of sin in us, we are bound to be tormented by our
desire to return to our bad habits. Psalms 66:18 says, “If I regard sin –
iniquity, in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.” We are made in our
heart to be like Jesus. True Christianity lies in the heart – in the
purity of the heart.
On
the last day, we will be judged not by the colour of our skin but by
the content of our character. James 1:22 reads, “But be doers of the
Word and not hearers only, deceiving yourself.’’ Many people say, ‘I’m
born again, I gave my life to Christ 25 years ago…’ This means you are a
divine image bearer of God; you mirror Jesus. The challenge many
Christians, believers, pastors and the rest are facing, is the problem
of urge behind closed doors – urge to do many bad habits. Many
Christians, Bible students, church people are studying the Word but have
failed to act on or do the Word. The mind is renewed by studying the
Word and acting upon it. One may study the Word for years; if he or she
is not a doer, the mind cannot be renewed. Meditation in the Word is a
visit to Him. When you meditate on God’s Word, you bring God’s power
onto the scene.
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