Day: January 19, 2015

“If someone claims, “I know him well!” but doesn’t keep his commandments, he’s obviously a liar. His life doesn’t match his words. But the one who keeps God’s word is the person in whom we see God’s mature love. This is the only way to be sure we’re in God.  Anyone who claims to be intimate with God ought to live the same kind of life Jesus lived.”

This may seem like a tall order — to live the kind of life that Jesus lived — and it is indeed a tall order!  And that is not to say that we will succeed in our efforts every day, but at least we can try.  Perhaps we will succeed some days more than others.  And over time, perhaps the frequency of our successes will increase, but regardless, the takeaway is this:  do not claim to be a follower of Christ if you cannot try to be more like him.