What do You See When You Look at Your Selfie?
What should you be seeing if you are a Christian? Is your true identity being revealed?
What does God see when He looks at you?
What does God see when He looks at any Christian?
What is true about all Christians? (Part 4 of 4)
A Christian is a person who is: (from Have You Taken Any Selfies Lately? 1-3)
Loved by God.
Chosen by God.
Adopted into God’s family.
Filled with the Holy Spirit.
Called by God.
Given faith to believe.
Favored by God.
Eternally saved.
Created by God to do good works.
A light in this world.
An ambassador.
Now that you know all these things about yourself, and this is only a partial list, how should you (if you are a Christian) respond?
You need to know that you did not, and cannot, earn or deserve any of the qualities listed above.
What is a good response for something unearned and undeserved?
Your response should include the following. Again, this is just a partial list of responses.
Respond by:
- Loving God and loving people.
…. “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29 Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. 30 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ 31 The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.” (Mark 12:28-31 NLT)
- Walking humbly with God
No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good,
and this is what he requires of you:
to do what is right, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8 NLT)
So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. (1 Peter 5:6 NLT)
But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. (Matthew 23:12 NLT)
- Worshiping the Lord continually.
Come, let us worship and bow down.
Let us kneel before the Lord our maker… (Psalm 95:6 NLT)
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. (Romans 12:1 NLT)
Then I will praise God’s name with singing,
and I will honor him with thanksgiving. (Psalm 69:30 NLT)
Worship the Lord with gladness.
Come before him, singing with joy. (Psalm 100:2 NLT)
- Treating others appropriately.
Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. (Colossians 3:12 NLT)
Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. (Ephesians 4:2 NLT)
Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. (Philippians 2:3 NLT)
Conclusion:
A Christian is a person who is: (from Have You Taken Any Selfies Lately? 1-3)
Loved by God.
Chosen by God.
Adopted into God’s family.
Filled with the Holy Spirit.
Called by God.
Given faith to believe.
Favored by God.
Eternally saved.
Created by God to do good works.
A light in this world.
An ambassador.
A Christian should respond by:
Loving God and loving people.
Walking humbly with God
Worshiping the Lord continually.
Treating others appropriately.
…. anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person.
The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
(2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT)
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