Documentation Beats Conversation

7-31-2009

There are very few people in the world that will do what they say they will do. Unfortunately, we as Christians can be put into that category as well. As Christ followers, we are called to a higher standard of living, yet some of us tend to go through the motions, and at the end of the day documentation beats conversation. If you truly understand who Christ is, your actions and what you say will be different from those that don’t.

Matthew 7:15-20 says:
15"Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.”

If we live the life God calls us to live, we will bear good fruit! When you live life the way God calls us to live life you WILL BE DIFFERENT! Jesus Christ was different. Don’t contribute to the darkness in our dark world. Shine the light of Jesus in all situations all of the time. Don’t be one person when you are at church and a different person in other environments. Be consistent in conduct and conversation. The most powerful testimony to what God’s done in your life doesn’t need words. When you live like no one else, you will change the world like no one else. Be a difference maker, be a pioneer!

Application:
1. Read Matthew 7:15-20
2. Do you bear good fruit in all situations?