Saturday, January 4, 2020

Is evidence of Christ clearly verified?

“Every time I think of you—and I think of you often!—I thank God for your lives of free and open access to God, given by Jesus. There’s no end to what has happened in you—it’s beyond speech, beyond knowledge. The evidence of Christ has been clearly verified in your lives.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭1:4-6‬ ‭MSG‬‬
https://www.bible.com/97/1co.1.4-6.ms


"What's with the green thread?"  the sales clerk queried.  I looked down at my black shirt coated with bits of green thread.  ."Quilter"  I replied while brushing some threads from my clothes.  Apparently my hobby was not clearly demonstrated by my unusual clothing accents.  A peak into my sewing room, corner of my basement, inside of my vacuum,  or my credit card statement would clearly indicate my hobby choice.

The sixth verse of I Corinthians certainly causes me to ask "Is there evidence of Christ's work in my life?" "Would anyone know  I follow Jesus by how I live my life?"

The following verse reminds me that  I don' t need a thing. All God's gifts are right in front of me.  So does the world see the evidence of God's goodness or me striving for what the world designates as good?

I've always felt God leaves us around earth to be evidence of His love and His work.  I'm challenged by the quality of me as evidence.

My favorite line,often heard in the old TV drama Perry Mason, is " This evidence is incompetent, irrelevant and immaterial."  Today I simply desire to be clear evidence of God's good gifts.

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