Words and Ways!

Lenten Reflection 

Scripture:  Revelation 3 - Up on your feet! Take a deep breath! Maybe there’s life in you yet. But I wouldn’t know it by looking at your busywork; nothing of God’swork has been completed. Your condition is desperate. Think of the gift you once had in your hands, the Message you heard with your ears—grasp it again and turn back to God. -Message

Observation:  We must remember that this letter is addressed to a church.  So, when it comes to church - what is the difference between busywork and God's work? This is a question we church folk must consider.  The short answer to this very important question is that we must make disciples - the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20). Making disciples is not busy work - it's God's work! Applied to Jesus - a disciple is someone who learns from him to live like him - someone who, because of God's grace, conforms her words and ways to the words and ways of Jesus. 

What does a disciple of Jesus mean for you? For me, it means...
...Disciple means Worshiper
...Disciple means Servant
...Disciple means Witness

Application:  As a minister, I must strive to ensure that all I do in the name of Christ points people to conform his/her words/ways to the words/ways of Jesus!

Kneel:  God-give me the wisdom on how to make disciples! Amen!