How will they know if they aren’t told – The Living Message of Christ

Many times we know what we should do but we do something else. Just like a small child, even when we are grown, we do the things that we know we shouldn’t do. Why is that?

Christians and non-believers both do it. Even when we know better, we still do things, that we’ve been told not to do or maybe our conscience is telling us that we shouldn’t do something. Because of our rebellious nature, I suppose. So, what can we do about it? The only thing that I know of is to read the Bible is meditate on its principles. Granted, it won’t fix the problem immediately but over time our minds will be filled with God’s ideas and not our own.

This is called “becoming mature in our faith”. Becoming a Christian is just the first step. Maturity comes from learning about God’s way of living and you can only do that by reading the Bible and thinking about it every day. Most of us find out about this much later and it is sad that it takes so long. The church should teach this to new Christians so they can mature in their faith rather than stumbling along trying to figure it out on their own.

I’ve read that schools should teach “life lessons” so young people will know how to do some things when they graduate. The study of God’s Word should be a class for new Christians so they will know how to apply His Wisdom to their new lives. This is not a fast and easy course but it is necessary. I pray that most who read this will seek out a teacher or a friend to help them in becoming more mature in their faith.

James 4:17: Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

I know, the name of this post sounds a bit funny or weird but in the age that we live in it is not really that far fetched. Jesus told His disciples to go out and take His message, the gospel, to every person beginning in Jerusalem and then to the ends of the Earth. In today’s tech-savvy society blogging and text-messaging for God works just as well and through Twitter can reach a very large audience in a very short time. No travel required.

I am not saying that we should look at our work for the Lord on this platform or any other Internet platform as a way to avoid going on mission trips, but it does reach out much farther than most of us can afford today. Jesus said to take His message out to the world, He didn’t tell anyone how to do it. This is one of the ways that gets the job done.

God loves all of humanity, but there are places where mission trips are not allowed and are not safe. They aren’t safe for the people you are trying to reach and they aren’t safe for you either. I know, we have God protection on us and your faith in Him will be tested if you depend upon that protection alone. But there are so many places in the world and there is very little time to get the gospel out there.

Jesus came to bring the news that belief in His sacrifice would bring salvation to many and it does. With our help, through the platforms available to us, we can get His message to many people and I pray that there are many who are giving their lives to Jesus through hearing of His message. I pray that many of you who read my blog are doing the same thing so that even more people will come to know Jesus as their savior.