Of those that have heeded the call to be His disciples, the word of God describes them as follows:

Mathew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth!”
Mathew 5:14 “You are the light of the world!”
2 Corinthians 5:20 “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors!”
2 Corinthians 3:2 ” You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody!”

If such be who we are are, then we are expected to do at the very minimal the following:

1. Show the world that we are different in all that we do!
2. Be the peacemakers everywhere and not the trouble makers!
3. Be role models at home, school, work place, church and the community!
4. Speak, dress, eat, walk, think, write,behave and reason as disciples!
5. Be at the forefront in assisting those who really needs help. Yes indeed! We are our “brother’s keeper,” and must be willing to be the modern day good Samaritans!

Is this possible? Absolutely! But on condition that we remember the following:

-Without Christ, we will do nothing (John15:5.)
-We must “Let this mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus.”( Philippians 2:5)
-Examine ourselves daily “2 Corinthians 13:5)
-Surrender daily.
-Remember that we are but strangers in this world! “1 Peter 2:11)
-And the last but not the least,we have been called to “Arise, shine, for your light has come and the glory of the Lord rises upon you!” (Isaiah 60:1)

The question is, ” Are we prepared for this kind of challenge? ” “Are we willing to go wherever the lamb leads?”

Indeed! Weak and sinful as I am, I stand to be counted by declaring, “Here I am Lord! Please send me to the mission field as you deem necessary!” How about you!

Just a thought!

Pr B
prcanb@yahoo.com
www.themaranathasdachurch.org

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Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 20:58:23 -0800 [01/01/2009 10:58:23 PM CST]
From: Absalom Birai
Subject: Re: Arise and shine!