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Jump Start # 1443

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Jump Starts Daily in Jump Starts Daily | Tagged | Leave a comment

Jump Start # 1443

Philippians 2:12 “So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling.”

 Work out your salvation are the words of the beloved apostle. Salvation must be lived. There are choices. There are decisions we must make. Some bring us closer to the cross. Some take us away from the cross. Some actions are just what others want us to do. Sometimes they may want us to do them more than we do.

 

There is a personal responsibility to our faith and journey with Christ. We can’t hang our hat completely on the church. We can’t excuse our lackluster faith because of others. Dead churches, lifeless sermons and indifferent brethren may surround us, but still, we can have a faith that is alive, active and doing things for the kingdom. Work out your salvation.

 

One of the things that troubles me often is when you want to fix things but you can’t. You see what ought to be done, but the folks involved do not see it, or worse, they don’t seem to care. This is true of families. This is true of congregations. This is true of individuals. You see some drifting. You want to be that spiritual spark plug that gets them going. Suggestions are offered, but they fall flat on the floor. You give direction, which is ignored. And there they go, off to a dead faith, which in time will kill their soul. You see it coming. You want to help, but they don’t want the help.

 

This is one of the most frustrating things that shepherds face. They talk to me about it all the time. What can we do to get folks more diligent? Why can’t we light a fire under some families? Some change the number of services, hoping that helps. It doesn’t. Some try to have some special studies, thinking that the topic would be of interest to them. It’s not. They drift along, weak, shallow and with only their big toe in the water of faith. When temptations knocks, they don’t know what to do other than answer the door. When stormy nights come, they doubt, question and are no where to be found. Paul told the Thessalonians to “help the weak” (1 Thes 5:14). We are limited in what we can do. One of the saddest things is realizing that we can’t “fix the weak.” There must be something within them that will cause their faith to grow. They must, as our verse today says, “work out their salvation.” No one can do that for them.

 

I’ve had so many parents, with tears coming down their cheeks, tell me the sad story of their child who once was a Christian but today is simply not interested at all. It’s easy to point fingers. It’s easy to be a back seat driver. What’s hard is trying to fix what you cannot fix.

 

Some will blame the church. Some will blame the times. Some will point out that there were too few kids the same age in the congregation. Some will say the preaching was too hard. What is not said, but probably known deep inside, is that the person no longer wants to work out their salvation. They don’t care about their salvation. They have moved on. They have out grown God. They don’t have time nor the interests in those kind of things. That’s the killer. Wanting to fix what can’t be fixed.

 

I’m asked that often about a congregation. A few bright spots are holding on. The leadership no longer leads. The church is a drift and no one seems to notice or care. What can we do, I’m asked. I see things. I have suggestions. I believe it could be turned around, but, like our passage, there are those who are not working out their salvation. They are too busy with work. They have put kingdom work on the back burner. They have flipped on the auto-pilot and things are not well. Can you help us, is the plea. It breaks my heart. I want to help. My DNA is to fix things. I’m an idea guy. I have suggestions. But the powers that be do not want to listen. They feel things are fine. It’s hard not being able to fix what needs to be fixed.

 

But in all of this, I have learned, that it is much easier to see what the other guy needs to do more than what I need to do. I expect there are those who look at me and would love to fix Mr. Roger. They probably could give me positive help, but do I see it? Do I open a door for such conversations?

 

Help can be offered, but help is only good if a person wants to be helped. Too often a person waits until their boat is about to go over the waterfalls before they cry for help. Then, it is often too late. Too late to save the marriage. Too late to save a person from getting fired, going to jail, or losing their house. Our pride keeps us from asking for help. Asking for help is too often seen as a sign of weakness. We would rather fail than ask for help. And that very thing happens.

 

Work out your salvation. What is it going to take for you to be stronger? What is it going to take for you to walk closer with the Lord? What is it going to take for you to shine and excel with Jesus? Work it out. Bring it out. Be diligent. Get about it. Just do it.

 

You probably won’t be able to fix others. Continue to pray for them. Be there for them. Offer your help. You can, though, fix yourself. This is why the Bible says to examine yourself to see if you are in the faith. It tells you here, to work out your salvation. Be strong. Be immovable. Act like men.

 

Great words for a heart that is in tune with the Lord.

 

Roger

 

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Jump Start # 1442

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Jump Starts Daily in Jump Starts Daily | Tagged | Leave a comment

Jump Start # 1442

Philippians 4:4 “Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I say, rejoice!”

  The other day I was on my way to my dad’s house to help him do some things. Passing through a small town, I followed an SUV that had been on some dusty roads. The back window was very dirty. Someone had written a message with their finger on the dirty window. Most times, the message is “Wash me.” But this one was different. The hand written message read, “Smile More.” Smile more. I wonder if that was a message intended for the driver or was it for folks like me who happened to be following him. Smile more.

 

That message written in dirt stuck with me. We don’t smile as much as we probably ought to. I smile when I walk into the church building because I am with people that I love. Smiles and hugs are the norm where I worship. I was preaching in another place this summer and someone told me how refreshing it was to see a preacher smile in the pulpit. I understand that some subjects can be serious and a smile just wouldn’t fit, but we are preaching the good news and it’s hard to share good news with a frown. Being with my kids and grandkids is reason to smile.

 

Smile more—I expect we don’t do that because we don’t see anything to smile about. There is an ugliness to life that many see more than the blessings. Crime, disease, death, disappointments, broken vows, broken hearts, meanness—that’s all some see. Work is drudgery. Home life is stressful. Church is out of touch. The few moments of laughter and smiles comes from comedy shows on TV, and that doesn’t last long. How sad to live this way. How sad to think that I cannot find anything in a day to bring a smile to my face. Even in dark moments, there are blessings to be seen and things to be thankful for.

 

Smile more. I sense Paul having a smile on his face when from a Roman prison he told the Philippians to rejoice in the Lord. What a strange twist of events, that the prisoner was telling the free people to rejoice. The man who was facing death was telling those who were full of life, to rejoice. That should tell us that our exterior circumstances do not have to dictate our feelings, moods or even the smile upon our faces. I’ve gone to encourage some who were very, very ill and have left feeling as if they encouraged me more than I encouraged them. Paul could say “rejoice,” not because he wanted the Philippians to have what he didn’t. That’s not it at all. Paul understood that it is who you are, not where you are that is the basis of this great spiritual and eternal joy. Paul was a Christian. No Roman prison, no Roman official, no dark day could take that away from him. He belonged to Christ. He was forgiven, blessed and now walking in the ways of the Lord. Nothing could top that. Nothing could take that away.

 

Sometimes Christians can look like the most miserable people on earth. Long ago preachers would say that some looked like they were weaned on dill pickles. On top of that sad look upon their faces, many seemed grumpy on the insides. They just didn’t seem to be a happy lot.

 

In the last Proverb, which describes the virtuous woman, there is an expression that she smiles at the future. Smile more, is how she lived. Most can smile at the past. Get some grown adults together and let them start talking about growing up and the smiles, laughter and stories fly. Open up a photo album and the  smiles come. Many can smile at things today. But to smile at the future, as the virtuous woman did, now that’s something. How can you smile when you don’t know what the future brings? Who is going to win the election? Where is the economy going? What about wars? What about the kids? There is so much to worry about. Don’t you think her world was even worse? Childbirth was a leading cause of death, for both the mother and the infant. Wars were often. Living was more surviving than getting ahead. Medical treatment was primitive. Communication was talking face to face with someone. News was slow and limited. Yet, in her world, she could smile at the future. I expect the reason was because she trusted the Lord.

 

That’s the key to putting smiles back on our faces, the Lord. Casting all your anxiety upon the Lord, for He cares for you—that ‘s what Peter tells us. Do not be anxious is what the Lord told us. God is upon the throne.

 

It’s rather hard to convince someone of Jesus when we are frowning at them. The invitation to come to services doesn’t go over well when we have a pained look upon our faces. Smile more. Aren’t you forgiven? Is Jesus your Lord? Are you Heaven bound?

 

Smiles are one of those things that affect others. Imagine smiling during a meeting at work. Co-workers would wonder what’s going on. No one smiles at those long and boring meetings. Imagine walking into your home today with a smile upon your face. Imagine a smile for everyone you meet today. You’ll find many smiling back. That’s the way smiles work. It’s a simple way of spreading a little sunshine to others.

 

Now we shouldn’t have to say this, but we best. Some smile, but it’s at the wrong things. They smile at the misfortune of others. They smile at bad things. Disciples know and understand that’s not the way to go. Smile, but smile at the good side of life.

 

Of all place, the back window of a dirty vehicle, spreading a message of joy, smile more.

 

How about you? Smile more!

 

Roger

 

 

 

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Jump Start # 1441

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Jump Starts Daily in Jump Starts Daily | Tagged | Leave a comment

Jump Start # 1441

Mark 6:4 “Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household.’”

  Our verse today is a rather obscure statement made by the Lord. It sounds as it is a quotation from Proverbs, but it is not. It most likely was a common statement that was as true then as it is today. The setting has Jesus returning home. A lot has happened since He left.

 

Just following Mark’s Gospel, Jesus has preached, appointed apostles, healed a crippled. He also has cast out the demons into the hogs, which jumped off a cliff. He resurrected a twelve year old girl. He healed a woman who had the issue of blood. He had taught parables. John tells us that the first of His signs was turning water into wine. That was done at a wedding feast. We add that to his resume. Jesus has been busy. Crowds gather when He enters villages. Many crippled people are brought to Him so He could heal them. His popularity and fame has been spreading. No one has ever seen anything like this before.

 

And now Jesus returns home. On the Sabbath day, He is in the synagogue teaching. He probably spent a lot of time in that synagogue. There are no banners welcoming Him back home. There is no parade lined up. There isn’t a banquet scheduled. The local officials do not have a speech planned to introduce Him. Nothing. As He is teaching, those listening begin to question. It’s not what He is saying, it’s who He is. They wonder where He got this authority from. They remind each other that He is the carpenter. Many probably had purchased some of the things that He had made. They knew His mother and brothers and sisters. Instead of feeling pride for a hometown boy that seems to be doing well, they took offense at Him. Mark goes on to tell us that Jesus could do no miracles there except healing a few sick people. It is in this atmosphere that our verse is found. A prophet receives honor everywhere but at home.

 

It’s the hometown folks that remembered the kid who grew up. It was the hometown people that had kids the same age. Schooled together, played together and now one seems so different. The hometown people have a hard time with that.

 

We do not have modern prophets today, but there is still some principles that are true from the statement of Jesus. The thrust of this statement of the Lord is not upon the prophet. The prophet didn’t do anything wrong. The emphasis is upon the hometown folks. Those at home have not allowed this person to change. They still seem him as the kid. They have a hard time with the kid telling them what is right and what they ought to do. Preachers can experience that. Returning to the congregation that they grew up in can be hard.  I met a man recently who remembered me when I first started preaching. That wasn’t an encouraging thought for me. I told him that I had hoped that he would have forgotten those things. Most preachers are pretty rough starting out. They stumble along for a while until they become polished and find their own style. It takes a while. Often it’s that home congregation where they get their first time behind the pulpit. Some will never let go of those first times and will always see him that way. It’s hard for some to return back home.

 

But there is a greater lesson than just honoring the hometown boy. There is the lesson in allowing a person to change. Some don’t do that. Maybe there was a view held along time ago. Maybe there was something that was said but it wasn’t thought out, a long time ago. Today, those thoughts, views and statements would never be said. Today, the person has grown, learned and changed. But some won’t allow that. They will forever peg this guy as one who said this, believed that, or pushed for that idea. Allow folks to change. Allow folks to grow. Allow folks to learn. We’d want the same for us.

 

Honoring the prophet…what was Jesus wanting? Was He wanting a banquet in His honor? Was He wanting gifts and money? Was He wanting a parade down Main Street? No. Those things are all vain. What Jesus wanted was open hearts. He wanted people to listen to Him. He wanted them to see who He really was. He wasn’t the hometown boy returning. He was God on earth. He wasn’t made by them. There are folks who like to claim that after someone has done well. What Jesus wanted was disciples. He wanted those to see who He really was. They couldn’t move past the carpenter. They couldn’t see past the little boy raised by Mary. They saw Jesus as one of them. He’s just like us. No, that wasn’t true. He was not like them at all. He was holy. He was sinless. He kept God’s law perfectly. They couldn’t say that.

 

So a couple of application points for us:

 

Maybe someone leaves the congregation a rebel. Maybe he wasn’t strong spiritually and maybe he made some major mistakes in his life. Maybe his college years were filled with drinking and running around. Maybe there was an arrest. He leaves the area. He grows up spiritually. He becomes responsible, dependable, and useful in the kingdom. A job brings him back home. And now, here he is. Some of the first things people will say, “I remember how you were in college.” That’s not a statement that will encourage. That’s a brand that will forever mark him. Give him a new chance. See him as he is, not as he was. Allow grace and forgiveness.  In some situations, the move back home is not pleasant. Folks at the home church will not use him. They will not accept him. They have not allowed him to change. He will always be that rebel. In other places, this man would be placed in the position of a shepherd among God’s people. But not here. He is left in the shadows, unused, not trusted, still the kid who caused trouble. Shame on us for treating anyone like that, especially one of our own. Allow folks to change.

 

Another application: a young man decides to preach. His first places to preach are at the home congregation. Rough. Unpolished. Needing work. That’s how most remember him. Now decades later, he returns home. He’s been preaching everywhere for a long, long time. The hometown folks still remember him as rough and unpolished. They have to remind him of that, as if he doesn’t remember. They poke jokes about him. They tease him. What they don’t do is listen. They don’t see him as one who can help them. They don’t appreciate what he has become. Again, shame on us for that. Recently I got to go and hear my son preach. Usually I have to listen to him on the internet. We are not in the same area. When he first started preaching, it was like watching your kid pitch baseball. You are nervous. You hope he does this right and that right. I would analyze his sermons. I worried about time. I wondered about his illustrations. I hoped he would use this verse or say that. But the other day when I heard him, I was amazed. He’s so good. Now I have folks saying to me often, he’s so much better than you were at that age. They are right. They need to stop comparing us. I listened. I learned. He is an amazing preacher.

 

The prophet can have honor in his hometown, if folks will allow it. It’s not the prophet, it’s the hometown folks. That’s where the issue lies.

 

Can you see some areas where you can use this? Does this help you with folks you have known for a long time? Give them a chance. Open your eyes and your heart, they may be the very ones who can help you the most.

 

Roger

 

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Jump Start # 1430

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Jump Starts Daily in Jump Starts Daily | Tagged | Leave a comment

Jump Start # 1440

Colossians 3:23 “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men”

 

Do your best, that’s the thought behind our verse today. Paul was addressing the slaves, which would have included Onesimus, because he was being sent back to Philemon, his owner who lived in Colossae. This spirit and attitude ought to define us in all that we do. Just flying through things to get done, but not done well, is not the right spirit. Too often, someone has to go back and do it again, because it wasn’t done right the first time.

 

The word “heartily” means from the soul. Put your all into it. Do it right, the first time. One of the lessons that we taught our kids was to leave things better than you found them. If they went to someone’s house and there were toys all over the place, when it was time to leave, pick them up. Pick them up, even if you didn’t get them out. Leave the place better than you found it. If you borrowed a tool and it was dirty, when you returned it, you had cleaned it. Leave things better than you found it. If you borrowed the car, you brought it back with more gas in it than when you took it. Leave things better than you found them.

 

I’m not sure where I got that principle, possibly from this passage, but I have always tried to live by that thought. It carries so much more than just picking up toys and cleaning shovels. It’s an attitude and a spirit that affects our spiritual work.

 

No one knows for sure how long that they will be with a congregation. Some are with a church for decades, others, just a short time. Imagine if everyone lived by this principle, I am going to leave this place better than I found it. We would all be more diligent about the spiritual work that was being done. We all would be encouragers, trying to help others out the best that we could. Our goal would be to help others, lift their spirits, make the atmosphere warm, cheerful and inviting. Some churches seem to be stuck. You sense it when you walk in. The place is messy, the people seem tired in spirit and the motivation has escaped out of their hearts. They are just going through the motions. It can even be worse. It some places, no one seems to care, and it shows. Well, we can just be a part of all that or we can try to leave the place better than we found it. Invite some families over for a meal. That probably hasn’t happened in a long time. Get the family over there on a Saturday and spit shine and polish the place up for the Lord. Do some yard work about the building. Get there early on a Sunday and greet folks with a smile. Some enter with a frown and they leave with a frown. One wonders what the Lord thinks about that. Get into the hugging business. Pass out hugs like candy, even guys hugging guys. It’s great.

 

Leave the place better than you found it. That spirit drives us to be our best. You may not be the best song leader in the place, but you work and work at it to be your best. You may not be the best teacher but you work and work at it to be your best. This shoddy, have hearted, indifferent attitude, just do it to get it done, is not giving the Lord the excellence that He deserves. Worship with excellence. Strive to make the place better. Bring ideas to the table. Look around at what you can do. Use your talents to help raise the bar for everyone.

 

Leave the place better than you found it. Put your all into your spiritual service. The congregation where I am at has a youth lecture every summer. That was started two preachers ago. It was an idea that was shared, loved, developed and has made us better. You don’t have to be a preacher to do such things. It doesn’t have to something as grand as a youth lecture, either. It could be a few ladies that get together once a month to have tea and pray. It could be a group of men that meet for a Saturday breakfast to study and grow closer to each other.  Maybe it’s a game night at someone’s home. Maybe it’s a teen devo. Maybe it’s a group of folks that go sing on a Sunday afternoon. These are things that are being done in many places. A person sometimes thinks, ‘I wish the church I was at had things like that.’ Well, get it going. You start it. That’s the difference. Many will gladly jump in on the band wagon once things are going, but leave the place better than you found it. Don’t be one who complains and waits for others to do things, you be the one to start. You make things better than you found it. Sure it takes effort. Sure you have to clean your house and do some cooking. Then after everyone leaves, you have to clean up, unless you have folks who have this “leave it better than you found it” spirit, and they will help with the dishes and put chairs up for you.

 

Leave it better than you found it—that carries simple things such as cleaning up around your pew on a Sunday. Some families leave it like a ball game. Song books on the floor, papers and wrappers stuffed in the song book rack, crumbs and spills and messes. And they walk away from all that. Shame on them. Leave the place better than you found it. Clean up.

 

My wife and I were at a place to eat recently. The person serving food dropped a chip on the floor. It was right where people would walk. My wife just picked it up without thinking. Leave it better than you found it. My old friend Jim Babcock, who passed away recently, retried school principle, was often seen at the local Walmart picking up trash before he walked in. Why did he do that? It was his community and he wanted to leave the place better than he found it. When he left this world for next, he left this place better. His way touched and changed many lives, including mine.

 

Leaving it better than you found it can only be if one is willing to get rid of the selfishness in them. When we start asking, “Why should I?” then we are not ready to leave the place better than the way we found it. Why should I doesn’t enter the picture. Nor does, “why isn’t anyone else?” Don’t worry about others. Do what you can.

 

This isn’t something that just happens on Sunday and only at the church house. It’s a spirit that carries us everywhere. At work today, leave the place better than you found it. This is true in appearance as well as spirit. The same goes for school. The same especially goes for home. The cheerful, thankful, optimistic spirit tends to be contagious to others. You’ll see others getting the idea. Leaving the place better than you found it is the work of God’s shepherds today. They come on board with a flock of God’s people and they are to care for them and help them. Leaving them better than when they came means putting the attention and care into the work that needs to be there.

 

Are you leaving things better than when you came?

 

Roger

 

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Jump Start # 1439

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Jump Starts Daily in Jump Starts Daily | Tagged | Leave a comment

Jump Start # 1439

John 19:38 After these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body.

 

His name is Joseph. His brief entry in the Bible is found in those few hours between Jesus’ death and burial. Joseph was a prominent member of the Jewish Council, the same Council that condemned Jesus, produced false witnesses and sent the Lord to Pilate for Roman execution. Joseph was a disciple. One of the Gospels refers to him as a good and righteous man. Others tell us that he did not consent with the Council decision and action.

Jesus was crucified. It was late Friday afternoon. Within a few hours, probably about three hours, the Jewish Sabbath would begin. If Jesus was to be buried, it had to be within those few hours, otherwise His body would remain on the cross until Sunday. Joseph was fulfilling prophecy by using his tomb for the burial of Jesus. There remained one huge obstacle, he had to get permission. He couldn’t just take the body off the cross. Roman guards, Jewish radicals and others would have prevented that. So, this secret disciple goes to Pilate. He is granted an audience, probably because of his role on the Council. Under normal circumstances, criminals executed by Rome would be dumped in a common, unmarked grave. But this wasn’t normal times, nor was Jesus a criminal. Pilate listens. He grants permission. Joseph must have told Pilate his intentions because the tomb would be sealed and guards placed around the tomb.

 

The process of removing the body and washing it was not an easy task. Jesus was bloodied. There were holes in his hands and feet. There was a wound in his side. His back was ripped open by the scourging. His face would have been swollen and dirty. They move quickly. The body is wrapped in linens. Nicodemus, who also was there, brought spices to put on the body. It was then carried a short way and placed into the new tomb that belonged to Joseph. One must wonder if they said a few words over the body of Jesus. Time was short, but He was the Lord.

 

By now, the secret was out. Joseph had revealed that he was one of “them.” He belonged to Jesus. His place on the Council would have been immediately removed. Fellow Jews would view Joseph as a traitor and a fool. The secret disciple was now revealed.

 

Most of us have stood in Joseph’s shoes at one time. We fear others. We fear what friends might think about our faith. We fear not being accepted. So we try to keep a lid on our faith. We stuff our faith to the background. We hide our faith. But to be successful with this, it’s more than being secret about our faith, we must go along with what others are doing. Instead of standing out, we blend in. Instead of being transformed, we conform. The secret disciple fears losing his job. The secret disciple doesn’t want to be to the focus of jokes at family reunions. The secret disciple doesn’t want his hunting buddies or fishing buddies to not include him anymore. So his faith remains a secret. It doesn’t show. He is not a light into the world. The secret disciple in today’s world becomes a compromiser. He rides the fence on questionable activities. His language may be a bit rough. His choices lean toward the worldly side of things. Never does he talk about church and if his friends bring it up that he goes, he dismisses it as only to please his wife. He never corrects his friends loose and gutter talk. He never sees the rich value of being a follower of Christ. The secret disciple hides his faith and remains weak spiritually.

 

Usually one of two things happens to the secret disciple. With Joseph, it got to a point where he no longer could remain silent. He didn’t care about self. Right was right and he went to Pilate. People would know. He didn’t care. The principle trumps personal feelings. That happens today. A secret disciple can only take so much of his friends prejudicial mocking of some people. A fire burns within him and he defends what is right. He is tired of co-workers trashing God and ridiculing the Bible, so he speaks out. The secret comes out. He stands with Christ. He’s changed after that. He no longer cares what others think. He stands with Jesus. He is proud to be known as a disciple of Jesus. From that moment on, he is on board all the way with the Lord.

 

But there is another choice secret disciples sometimes make. Instead of stepping up and standing with the Lord, they throw in the towel on Jesus. They pull the plug on their faith. They join their friends in becoming worldly, ungodly, and irreligious. They stop worshipping. They no longer believe. Some even write blogs about their terrible experiences in faith. They become loud and vocal against God’s church. They are not in a position to speak on that subject since they barely knew anything, however, in their circle of friends, they become the loud spokesman against religion. Everything is seen through negative eyes.

 

Secret disciple. You won’t see him bowing his head in public places to pray. You won’t find him reading his Bible at work or on an airplane. He doesn’t want others to know. He’s afraid.

 

When Joseph went to Pilate, he didn’t know if the Roman governor would grant his request or if he would have him arrested and executed as well. He didn’t know. He didn’t care. Right was right and he no longer could be silent.

 

Now, how about you? Do those you work with know that you love and follow the Lord? How shocking it is for people to say, “I didn’t know he went to church?” Our faith ought to show. It should be obvious whose side you are on. Your dress, your language, your attitude, your work ethic, your behavior should point to Christ. It’s time to stop being afraid. It’s time to let the world know that you are a disciple of Jesus.

 

The secret disciple is a miserable person. He hopes no one finds out. He hopes that he can continue this little game for a long time. His secret is not doing himself any good and it is certainly not helping his friends find the Lord.

 

Stand up, stand up for Jesus—that’s more than a song. That’s the way it must be.

 

Roger