What Have You Done for Me Lately?

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Done for Me Lately?    

Romans 5:1  Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,        

Bobby Bowden was one of the winningest coaches in college football.  At Florida State University, he became only one of two coaches to win 300 football games at one school.  He took his FSU teams to 26 consecutive post season bowl games.  In 34 seasons at Florida State, Bowden won two national titles and engineered one of the most successful runs in the history of college football.  The Board of Directors of the College Football Hall of Fame inducted him into the Hall in December of 2006.  This, after they changed the rule that one had to be retired from coaching in order be inducted.  The list of accomplishments go far beyond what is written here.

However, after his last five seasons were less than stellar, but still winning seasons, the FSU Board of Trustees decided enough was enough.  According to Bowen’s own words, he was pushed out of his job.  He had not done enough for the University lately.  Meaning, his teams were not winning enough games.  He was 80 and wanted one more year of coaching.  But the University President said, “No”.

One of the Glories of our faith in Jesus Christ is: He will never asks us, “What have you done for me lately?”  Oh, He desires great things from us for His Kingdom.  Each according to the talents God has given us.  But, our final judgement comes not in what we did for Him.  Rather, it comes from how faithful we are to His Kingdom and living the life He plans for us.

It is a good thing that Billy Graham did not work for FSU.  As his age has not permitted him to continue to do the work he once did’  It is and always has been his faith in our Lord Jesus Christ that saves him.  Praise God!  For any of us cannot do enough for God to save ourselves, for it is by our faith, we are saved.

In our faith, we should live that others feel compelled to  to desire the True Live in Christ.  This begins simply by the way we conduct our lives.  Just as Jesus is the example of how to live our lives, we should do our best to do the same.  We must walk the walk that makes people around us to desire what we have in our lives.... through our faith.

We must live so that Jesus will know us when we stand before Him in His Kingdom.  Pray daily. Jesus wants to help you live the life that will draw others to Him.  Just as parents continue to know their children by communications, so too does Jesus want to know us... by our prayers.  Pray for the Holy Spirit to fill our daily lives, guiding us in all our thoughts, words, and deeds.

I do not pretend to know the final rules to which Jesus will judge mankind individually.  But nonetheless, He will judge mankind.  I know the standard He will judge me, it will be by my faith and how I lived this faith in His Way.  I pray every day for the forgiveness of my sins; for the standard for Christians will be high.

Praise God, Pray... Often.... Everyday.  Allow Christ to light His Way in your life, and then demonstrate The Light of the World to those around you.  When we stand for our final judgment, it will not be about “what have you done for me lately”, it will be about how we lived our lives in HIM and walked His Way that he came to KNOW us.  Our faith simply must demonstrate that we KNOW Him.

Thanks Be to God
lonnie

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