The Difference
This entry was posted on 3/15/2007 8:58 PM and is filed under Questions.
In the midst of a discussion the other day, my mind has been thinking about what it means to be a follower of Jesus. We read the words written by Paul that we need to "be imitators of God," "do conform to the pattern of this world," and "our citizenship is in heaven," and then we read Peter's words referring to us "as foreigners and exiles," how is that we have failed to become different from those around us in the world?
This thought has been stirring in me: What if we stopped and looked at the world around us and take note of how people live their lives without a relationship with God through Jesus. Then take what we have noticed and do our best to live the opposite. Would that not make us stand out? As a follower of Jesus, we are called to be different from the world around us. We are to be holy, which in essence means to be called out of the world, to be unlike the world.
What would change in your life if you were to live like this?
Once we know what we need to change in our lives, we must gather around us like-minded people who will help us to live out this changed life. The temptation to be just those around us will come back at us. There is strength in numbers if we would just become an united front to be more like Jesus than the world.
These were some of the thoughts that I have been thinking about over the last couple of days. Let me know what you think.
