It's More Than You Think

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Many of us (myself included) have slapped on or do slap on the title "Christian" without fully understanding the true depths of the meaning. We clothe ourselves just right, get the "Churchanese" down just right, cry and shout on queue, and present ourselves as just the most arrived saint there is. However, on the inside we are filthy and rotting. We've learned how to live in pretense...totally disregarding the command of God, "Be ye holy, for I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16). We ostracize, criticize, and turn our noses up at those who don't look like us. The very ones Jesus commanded we go out after and reach are the very ones we tear to shreds.

Being holy isn't just about an outward appearance or experience. It isn't who can pray the longest, hardest, and most eloquent. It isn't who can quote the most scriptures. Being holy means we capture and live out the very essence of who God is in EVERY area of our lives both externally and internally.

Fruit just doesn't appear. It starts from the manifestation of the root deep within the earth. What comes forth is the result of that root. God called us to live separate lives unto Him. He called us to reach the lost. He called us to be authentic in the fruit of the Spirit. Living for Christ is not a show, game, or just something to throw around. Living for Christ means we have surrendered ourselves to the command of being holy.

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