I Have Enough Reasons to worry that Jesus may say to me,
"I never knew you! Away from me!"
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
While Christ Jesus' heart is broken by Christ-less Christians, He is always merciful and gracious. Like the father of the prodigal son who returned to him, any time when we repent and turn to Him, He always welcomes us with open arms. What on earth are we waiting for?
Face WHAT HAPPENED:
Some common "diagnosis" for Christ-less Christians:
- fall into a Christ follower's dilemma, like the rich young ruler, Christ is not the choice
- Have known but unreconciled sins standing between you and the Father
- Never had a personal, divine encounter with Christ
- Never had the supernatural spiritual birth therefore the Spirit is absent
- Distracted by other priorities in life and push Christ out of His first place He deserves (the Bible calls these other priorities "idols")
- Ignorance of the Truth and fallen into the lies of Satan (e.g. "there is no hope", "I am not worthy" etc..)
- A heart filled with unbelief and doubts
- Self centerness and pride - thus self is the center, not Christ
- Others?
RESET by REPENTing!
IT DOES NOT HAVE TO STAY THAT WAY!
(1) REPENT from thoughts and deeds done in darkness
(2) SUBMIT to Christ Lordship afresh
(3) RELY on the Holy Spirit to walk in the light
Christ is always seeking us to return to Him.
How can a bad tree become a good tree?
1 John 3:9, 10a: "No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are."
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