So last Thursday night was a COM meeting, which we always start with a devotional. One of the Co-Chairs gave the devotional, and she shared a piece that she’d read some time ago, but couldn’t remember the source. Her devotional centered around a single question:
“What if you were the only Bible someone ever read?”
That’s an amazingly powerful question. And convicting.
Do people look at my life and see Jesus? Do they see the message of scripture lived out in my actions? Or do they see the world in me?
I am reminded of a quote I once saw (attributed to Nietzche): “I would believe in the Christian’s salvation if they looked and acted a little more like people who had been saved.”
The question of what comes through when people “read” me is very convicting. The world is watching me; what do I show them?
God help me to live a life that shows Your truths and Your love, more than my own selfishness and worldliness.
