Are You Fence Sitting?

Jesus isn't fond of fence-sitting. He isn't interested in half-hearted disciples.  "He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters." (Matthew 12:30)

Notice that Jesus didn't say that only those who are notorious sinners are against Him.  He said if “We are not with Him, We are against Him.”  Those are pretty strong words. Being lukewarm is unacceptable (Rev 3:16). He wants our total commitment; He wants our whole heart; our entire lives.  He doesn't want to rule over everything except our time, or everything except our money, or everything except our relationships. There is to be no holding back.He is to rule ALL of our lives.

“If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.” (Romans 14:8-9)

We are to be in the world but not of it.  When people look at us, do they see a difference in our lives, a difference that points to Christ?  A difference in the way we treat people?  A difference in our habits?  If someone looked in our checkbook registers, would it show Christ as our priority?

There needs to be something discernibly unique about us, which sets us apart from the world.  In fact, the word "Holy" which we as God's children are to be, literally means "set apart." Paul tells us in Romans 12:1, “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God-- this is your spiritual act of worship.”

Our lives need to be set apart as living sacrifices.  We need to be taking part in HIS mission, participating in HIS plan. We need to get with HIS program.  Are we using our abilities, our gifts, our energy, our time, to further His Kingdom?

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