W.O.W.2~4U (Words of Wisdom/Wit for you)

We all know the saying,

‘if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck and sounds like a duck-it’s a duck.’
I would also surmise that we would assume correctly that a woman donning pink clothes and driving a
pink car is more than likely a Mary Kay makeup consultant.
Just as a police officer is known by his uniform and badge.
A soldier recognized by his fatigues and dog tags.
A doctor or nurse by their medical garb.
You get the idea…we are easily identifiable.
How would we be identified?
Does what we wear or how we act or the words we say identify us as Christians, i.e., followers of Jesus Christ?
In the Bible, God’s Word, it says that, ‘Each tree is recognized by its fruit’ (Luke 6:44)
No one would pick an apple off a tree and call it an orange.
Or misidentify a pear for a tomato .(Yes, a tomato is a fruit and not a vegetable!)
If an apple represents a Christian ~would we be identified as apples or orangen’t we sure?
Maybe we would even be considered a kumguat—a fruit with both a sweet and sour taste.
Do we really want to profess that we are an apple when our behaviors and words are characteristic of an orange?
Contemplate this question, ‘if you were arrested for being a Christian would there be enough evidence to convict you?’ Wow?!—the presentation of evidence might include what we read, where we go or what
we watch. Are you ready to take the stand? Could you testify on your own behalf…claiming to tell the whole truth so help you God…that your walk matches your talk? What if the verdict was ‘lack of evidence’?

If you profess that you are a Christian and nothing in your life has changed , orangen’t you concerned?

For God says, that ‘if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation, old things have passed away,
all things are new’ (II Corinthians 5:16) When we ask Jesus Christ into our hearts –we change.
Not by our own doing or by any efforts on our part lest that any of us could boast or pat ourselves on
the back. Salvation is a free gift from God. It cannot be earned or bought. It can only be asked for…from God.
We live in- what is considered – ‘a Christian’ country, therefore, most, Americans profess that they are
Christians. However, if we profess to have a relationship with Jesus Christ there needs to be evidence (fruit) in our lives to validate that claim.
We cannot manufacture ‘evidence’ any more than an orange tree can bear an apple.
We will begin to bear evidence—or fruit---of being followers of Jesus Christ
by -- making positively sure that we are ‘saved’, reading the Bible so that you can learn about God and how to live out your faith and attending a church that preaches the truth found in the infallible Word of God plus surround yourself with others that share your beliefs to encourage one another.
Often times the simplest phrases express the greatest truths for example, “Actions speak louder than words’. When others watch you what do they hear? Contradiction or confirmation?
*Remember, ‘if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck and sounds like a duck—it’s a duck.