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A LIFE of CHRIST...

   Apart from living for Christ, we must live as Christ. The character of a true Christian is in line with that of our Lord Jesus Christ. We live in a world where anybody can claim Christianity as a religion without understanding what it really entails.
   Packing a bicycle at the airport doesn't make it a plane, neither will going to church make you a true Christian. Though Jesus is the light of the world, but he has empowered us to be lights too (Matthew 5:16).
   We are to shine that the Lord be glorified through our good works. People of questionable characters claim to be Christians. There are tares amidst the crop, and we even find it difficult to differentiate because the tares are more than the crop.
   Our Lord's first teaching after he had fasted 40 days and nights was THE BEATITUDE (Matthew 5:2-11). How many people are following this teaching? He taught about what a Christian behavior must look like. There are rewards for the characters he stated, we want these rewards, but we don't want to follow the procedures.
   We have all it takes to live in his life through the help of the Holy Spirit which is GRACE. Which is abundant too as many that are ready to do the things he's commanded. Living a life of Christ seems like hard work to an unbeliever. But to as many that receive Christ, to them He gave the POWER to become the sons of God especially those that believe in His name (John 1:12).
   To a life of Christ, you must first believe in Him because He's the standard for everything in the kingdom of God. Then the Holy Spirit is given to guide our steps and to teach us how to be more like Him. I pray that as we decide to live a life of Christ, we won't get tired of it in Jesus' name. Amen.

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