How to Be Different for Jesus

Is it difficult to be different for Christ? Surely what you don’t know how to do will seem difficult to do, however when you know the ‘how to’ of a thing and practice it, it becomes a walk-over for you. Being different for Jesus entails a progressive walk with Him. This post tells you how you can be different for the Lord.

 

And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit – 1 Corinthians 3:18 (AMP)

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus – Acts 4:13 (NKJV)

Many people think that if they dress in a particular way, move with a particular set of people, and think, talk and act like them that they will be different for Christ. However, this is not the absolute truth. Most of the people who do these things when weighed on God’s balance, which is the word of God, fail to measure up to God’s standard. Jesus Christ is God’s standard and if you are to measure up to Him, then you must stay with Christ.

Stay with Jesus

Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). Anyone who wants to stand out for God must sit at Christ’s feet to learn of Him (Matthew 11:29). As you stay with Christ, His nature will rub off on you and you will start becoming like Him, for iron sharpens iron (Proverbs 27:17). This will then determine how you dress, reason, speak and respond to situations. This time it will not be because of man’s doctrine but because of your love for God and your desire to please Him. Read more...