Hebraic Musing – Have Some “Professing Christians” only been Vaccinated?
What is a “Vaccination”
in simple terms? Vaccines contain dead
or weakened forms of germs to train the immune system to create antibodies
which reject and keep one from getting the full disease. Vaccines’ produce an immune
response that is often similar to that produced by the natural infection. With vaccination, however, the recipient is
not subjected to the actual disease and its risk of potential complications.
In-other-words – “To be
vaccinated is to get just enough of the real thing so you build resistance to
the full disease.” Does that sound like the
status of “Professing Christians” who have not actually made Jesus their Lord,
but they claim to be “saved” and they claim to be “Christians”?
Sharing of one’s
“salvation testimony” has been the most powerful witnessing tool I’ve
experienced. And asking a “professing
Christian” to share their “moment of salvation” has become a telling way to
determine whether they have really had a moment when “Jesus became their
Lord.” This criteria has worked for me
over the years and becomes clear during the sharing of testimonies. I look for the words in one’s testimony that
describe that moment that “Jesus came into their life” or a similarly
described “life-changing moment.” We
have frequently experienced praying for “Professing Christians” who could not express
a testimony of their salvation experience; BUT after being led in prayer, they
did receive and experience that “Moment.”
And then they “testified” of that moment from that day forward.
I have said many
times - “People argue with my teachings, and they even argue with my preaching;
but nobody can argue with my testimony.” And our Bible says:
·
“Therefore,
if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed
away; behold, all things have become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17
NKJV One does not forget that life-changing
moment!
·
“The
word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus
Christ—He is Lord of all—” Acts 10:36 NKJV NIV mentions Savior 24 X; but mentions Lord
580 X.
·
“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose
it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.”
Luke 9:23-24 That’s what happens when one gets the full
disease. (>:
·
“And you shall love the LORD your God with all
your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all
your strength.” Mark 12:30 NKJV This is
a reminder from our Lord, Jesus.
So, when we accept
Jesus as our Lord, we are dying to ourselves in order to live for Him. How do we do that? We will love God with all our hearts, which
means we use our time, energy, talents, and resources to keep His commandments
since we recognize He is Lord over all. And the definition of “all” is ALL.
Points to Ponder
If one has not made
Jesus their Lord, how can they possibly deal with persecution?
I have yet to meet an
on-fire Christian who could not joyfully recount that “moment”!
How does sharing your
salvation testimony lead people to decide to accept Jesus as their Lord?
Do you know any “Christians”
who do not have a salvation testimony? Have you asked?
What happened to you
that moment when “Jesus came into your heart”?
Is your salvation
testimony ready to share?
♫ What a
wonderful change in my life has been wrought, Since Jesus came into my heart!
I have light in my soul for which
long I had sought, Since Jesus came into my heart! ♫
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