Closest Christian
2 Corinthians 5:17 (Amplified Bible)
17Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come!
Today’s message in the music is from Diana Ross’s “I’m Coming Out”. The song is known to people as the anthem for homosexuals to come out of the closet, but the message of the song can be used for a multitude of situations.
These past few weeks I’ve found myself in some situations with people where being a Christian wasn’t the easiest thing to be. I had to choose to stay in the closest or speak out about my God. It’s easy to be a shouting saint on Sunday in the sanctuary, but what about when you’re looking the devil straight in the eye? What about when your friends call you weak or crazy for upholding the principles in the Bible? Do you fold under pressure or lie and say you’re not going to obey God verbally, but secretly you plan on doing the God’s will when no one is around.
The Bible says that if we are ashamed of Him in public, then He will do the same to us. I’d hate for God not to bless me because Satan is standing around. I’d hate for God not to heal me, because a doctor in my hospital room is not a believer. The song says “There is a new me coming out”, and this past Sunday God has shown me out important that statement is. It doesn’t matter what’s in your past, its over with. You have to choose what you want to do from this point on.
Today as we start this new week, let’s ask God to give us a boldness to stand up for Him. Let us no longer be closest Christians. God has been too good to us all, for us to be cowards for Him. Be blessed, be brave and be bold!!!
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