Jesus. Jesus and you!

And you call yourself a Christian!

I do not make apology today for anyone that I might offend with this post. This post is intended to upset you and possibly make you a little mad, for if I manage to anger you, maybe you will start to search to prove me wrong, and when you start to search, you will find the truth and the truth will set you free.

One of the most common accusations against the Christians is "And you call yourself a Christian". Well do you!

1John 3:17 "But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him". When last did you give to the poor. When last did you take and give to the needy. In not caring for those around you, you do not have the love of Jesus within you.

Church is closed this Sunday. How about instead of going and warming the pews at your local church this Sunday, how about going out and giving instead of receiving. Go and seek out someone who does not have, and give to them what they need. If they hunger, give them some food, if they thirst, give them water, if they are cold, clothe them, for in doing this you reach out and touch the world.

There are people like this all over the world,not just Africa

And you call yourself a Christian! By going to church faithfully every Sunday, you are being good, but why are you going to church. Are you going to  share with others, or are you going to receive. Possibly you are going just to impress those who know you and expect you to be in church. I do not know your personal reason for going to church, but unless you are going to receive and get charged up, in order that you can go out and give to others from what you have received, then you are not serving what Jesus has called you to do. Church is the place that you go to, so that you can be re-energised with the love and power of Jesus, and then go out and share and give to the world some of that same love and power of Jesus. When last did you take some of that which you received and share and give out. If you are not prepared to share and give out, can you call yourself a christian.

Matthew 25:35 to 40 is where Jesus said that the people saw Him hungry and did not feed Him. They saw Him thirsty and did not give him water. They saw Him naked and did not clothe Him. They saw him in prison and did not visit Him. And when they queried Jesus on this saying, He replied to them in that you see the least of these people who hunger, thirst and have no clothes, and you do nothing to help them, you have indeed refused to help Jesus himself. And so do you call yourself a Christian?

 Having Jesus living inside your heart and not going out and touching people around you with the love of Jesus, is like taking a deep breath of air and then holding your breath. Unless you let the air out, you will not be able to breath in again and will die from lack of oxygen. Having  the love of Jesus fill you, means that you have to constantly breath His love in and Breath it out onto those around you, breath in again, and breath it out to others again.

Go out today and prove to yourself whether you are indeed worthy of being called a Christian.