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Time Well Spent

How much time do you spend:
Fighting against abortion? Lobbying against gay marriage? Boycotting Disney and  Hollywood? Worrying about the future of our country if your political party isn’t elected?

Defending the war effort? Criticizing welfare? Spending money on the building fund? Fighting global warming? Watching Christian movies and listening to Christian music? Praying for prosperity?

How much time does the Bible record Jesus spending on these things?

If we follow Jesus, we should spend our time as He did:
Healing the broken.
Fighting for the rights of the oppressed.
Giving to the needy.
Visiting the infirm.
Feeding the hungry.
Forgiving people who have hurt us.
Showing compassion to people who need forgiveness.
Making sacrifices out of love.
Engaging those outside the church in conversation and friendship.
Praying for those whose lives we may touch.

Are You Authentic?

You say Jesus lives inside of you. Does he? I mean, where it really counts? Let’s take an inventory.

Is Jesus in your racism?
Is He there in your homophobia?
Is He the one throwing stones at prostitutes and strippers?
Is it Jesus who is causing your self-righteousness and arrogance?
Is He the one that makes you so angry?
Is it Jesus calling you to boycott movies and demonize Hollywood?
Is it really Christ in you that determines how you vote?
Does the Jesus in you tell you not to help the poor and the hungry?
Is it Jesus who allows you to be greedy and store up as much treasure as you can on this earth?
Is this Jesus inside of you telling you not to recycle and be a good steward of the land and air?
Are you representing the God who lives inside you, or have you trapped him and kept Him from getting out?

Do we expect anyone to believe that Jesus lives in us? Are we kidding ourselves?