We cannot walk with God
without beholding His glory. If we behold His glory we will be transformed into
His same image. We can therefore ask ourselves: Are we becoming more
Christ-like?
Are we growing in the
fruit of the Spirit? Are we growing in the gifts of the Spirit? All the gifts
are aspects of Him. Is this transformation noticeable to others? If so, they
too will be compelled to be reconciled to God.
When Jesus is lifted up,
all men will be drawn to Him. If they are not being drawn to Him through us
then we have somehow departed from the course.
This drawing to the Lord can be for Christians
as well as non-Christians. There are many who have "come to Jesus"
but all that they ever received was a religion. The Lord did not save us so
that we could become members of a church.
That is one of the
benefits, and true church life should be one of the most fulfilling things that
we can do on this earth, but we must have a greater vision than that. We do not
serve God by serving the church; we serve God as members of the church. There
is a difference.
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