WHAT DOES MY LIFE SAY ABOUT CHRIST?
When Peter and John appeared
before the Sanhedrim, the Scripture tells us that, "They took knowledge of
them, that they had been with Jesus" (Acts
That
fact is of great interest to me. It causes this question to pierce my heart -
What does my life say about the Christ whom I profess to trust, love, and
serve? Of this much I am sure - If I truly know Christ, if I live in communion
with Christ by faith, Christ will be, to some degree evidently manifest in my
life. My attitude, my speech, and my conduct will, in some measure, reflect
him.
The true
believer is a person in whom Christ dwells. The new birth is nothing less than
Christ coming into a man's heart, taking possession of his heart, ruling his
heart, and causing that man to become a follower of Christ. Anything
less than this is not Christianity. The new birth creates a desire in
the heart to be like Christ, causing the person who is born again to seek and
strive after the perfection of Christ's character in himself.
We know that this perfect conformity to Christ cannot be attained in this life.
But that fact in no way hinders us from seeking it. The highest aspiration of
the believing heart is to be like Christ. His submission and dedication to the
will of God and the glory of God, his patience, love, kindness, tenderness, and
forgiveness, his self-denial, self-sacrifice, humility, and unflinching
boldness in the cause of God are things all of God's people seek. Let us ever
seek these things ardently. When we close our eyes in death, we shall have this
blessed conformity to Christ!