Rodeo Bible Camp is here once more and a good crowd is out there too. This morning I met several Christians, some whom I knew already and others I met for the first time. So, why don't they all look and act the same? Aren't we all supposed to be like Jesus and do as He would do? Somehow I don't think the Lord came to save Himself many times over. He didn't need saving; we did.
We tend to think that every new Christian will be like old Scrooge on Christmas morning. The trauma of four spirits visiting in the night to tell us of all our missed opportunities and each chance we took to grow horribly wrong might do the same for us. But Jesus doesn't seem to work by trauma unless as a last resort (See the Revelation for all the traumatic events you can stand.) Most of us did not immediately become this same Christian model upon our salvation. God apparently didn't have molds stamped "Christian, 1 each" ready for our conversion.
It is quite possible that the taciturn, scholarly, quiet, and grave will remain so for at least a while or to some degree after his or her new life in Christ begins. The boisterous, outdoor-loving, loud, and outgoing will probably be used by Christ just as they are at first too. Each of us who believe in Jesus will be changed starting from the inside, but all or some of our personality traits may well be just what the Lord wants right now for His holy purposes.
Yes, it would be a real boost for our little egos if we went down the list of ideal Christian model ver 1.0, checked off every item while saying, "Hey, I'm that already!" and knew that everyone else would be changing to meet the standard soon. But God maintains His own lists, if any are needed, and since you and I were known by Him before we were born, it's just possible that the Lord began work on us long before the day of our entry into this world.
Now, go out there and be yourself in Christ!
Bucky
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