You have heard it said, "Act like Jesus" or "What would Jesus do?" And that we are to be "imitators" of Jesus, to copy Him, or follow in His footsteps. All these terms describe someone or something "trying" to be something else. The Church is not "like" the Body of Christ, but "is" the Body of Christ. We are not to try to "act" Christian, but to simply let the Life that is within live through us. If we are truly born again, then the Spirit of God lives in this earthly vessel. It is not a matter of me pretending...but a matter of Him "living".
I don't try to be nice...like a thorn tree "tries" to bare grapes, for that is impossible! I don't try to bare the fruit of the Spirit, but the fruit of the Spirit is borne in me by the natural process of the Life within. Many have it all wrong. Trying to “be a Christian” is hard work! Letting the real Jesus that really lives in me express Himself is easy. Paul put it this way..."reckon yourself dead". The old Billy Wells is dead! I see it and believe it, because the Word of God declared it. Romans 6. That is a fact! There is a new Creation is in me, Him. His Seed is planted in this fertile ground called me. If I get out the way, acknowledge with His Word that I am dead, and let Him live...then I enjoy the real Sabbath. I rest from my own labors and He lives! What a great victory when I don't have to try to be or do anything! I rest! He lives. Be blessed.
Drawing a straight line,
Billy and Jan WellsSan Antonio, TX http://www.bountyhunt.com/
theseedsofgrace.blogspot.com (our blog)
billy20772@gmail.com
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