Good Sunday morning! A minister this morning said that he was speaking of faith while working out his own faith. I like that, for if we wait for our ministers to work out their own faith, we will have very few ministers to listen to. Our faith is worked out over a lifetime while Jesus forges and molds us into a perfect reflection of His own glory. If every minister waited to be perfected before speaking out, and every writer didn't write until Jesus' work was complete in him, and no singer would sing until her own faith had been worked out, we would have a very quiet Christian message. No matter how famous the minister, his faith is still being worked out even as he teaches us from God's Word.
At times we might feel the temptation to keep quiet about our faith because of our imperfections. Remember how quiet the Christian witness would be if everyone did that. If we are to obey the command of Jesus to spread the Good News, we cannot wait until His work in us is finished. Every Christian minister, writer, singer and witness is not perfect; so why wait on your faults to be fixed? We do want our accomplishments to follow us to Heaven. If we keep silent, there will be no accomplishments to take with us.
Whatever gifts God has given you, use those gifts to spread the Good News. Accomplish great things in Christ Jesus. Bring your faults to Jesus and leave them with Him. The scoffers may point out your faults again and again, but keep speaking out, writing out, singing out, and in all ways bearing witness for Christ. We have a mission and a leader to follow. As the saying goes, "Christians ain't perfect, but Jesus is!"
Have a wonderful Sunday in Christ!
Bucky
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