Who am I - Casting Crowns

The beauty of a personal relationship with Jesus is that it's personal, your special intimate relationship with the King.

We are the Church, and the Church is explained in this verse as every one of us may be different in character, but no one is less important or greater than another: 

1 Corinthians 12:14-20  “But in fact God has arranged the parts of the body, every one of them, just as He wanted them to be.”

If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, and you have accepted Him as your Savior and forgiver of your sins, you are a part of the body, and highly valued by God. No one should ever think that their gift is more important, or that their walk with Christ should be the same road you should be on. That is an expression of Spiritual pride. We all have an important purpose in this life that God will show us personally.

God did not create any of us the same, and I thank Him for that. There has been many times I would have never wanted anything to do with the Church body, because so many of them would act like they were better than me. I may not have been a child of God yet, but I was still His creation. I came to realize and see who Jesus really was by those who were sensitive and just loved on me. I learned that love was greater, and His Grace covered all my sin. I will never forget those who led me to Jesus, and it wasn’t the finger pointing at me, it was the finger pointing me to my Savior, Jesus Christ.

Church, we have to be very careful how we show Jesus to the world... 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 “If I speak with tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.” Loving someone is more important than our knowledge of the bible to the lost. Knowledge may help us feel good and look important, but we can too easily develop a know it all attitude. Love and compassion for the lost, is the greatest of all human qualities. If Jesus was a friend to sinners, I know He wants me to do the same, but NOT compromise or be ashamed to be who I am in Him, even in a crowd of unbelievers. Jesus in me is what will attract them, “For it is by grace you have been saved... not [through] yourselves, it is a gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast." (Ephesians 2: 8-9).  We could never be good enough. The bible tells us our righteousness is but filthy rags.

We have to be willing as the Church body to learn from one another, our strengths and weaknesses. Never forget where we were, and the beautiful people who spent time with us, even with all our imperfections. That is the GREATEST image of Christ we can give to this lost world.  “If any of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” (John 8:7).  Let them know we are imperfect, just sinners in need of a Savior, every minute, every hour, until He takes us home.

The one thing I do know, is that love is what attracted me to Jesus, and love is what continues to drive me forward to love the sinner but hate the sin.

I pray you have the peace of our Lord

Kim