As Christians we spend a lot of time talking about being a
witness to the lost world, and rightfully so.
One of the last things Jesus said before He ascended back to heaven was
for His followers, His church, to make disciples throughout the whole world
(Matthew 28.19-20). However, I was
thinking today about how we are witnesses to one another in the body of
Christ. The truth is, our witness in the
body of Christ is just as important as our witness outside the body of
Christ. As a maturing and growing child
of God you have the potential to be a tremendous example to other Christians of
what it looks like to walk with Jesus in this life. The apostle Paul said to the church at
Corinth, “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ” (1 Corinthians
11.1). What an amazing idea. The church meeting together for worship, believers
interacting with one another throughout the week, all the while sharpening one
another with the example of their walk and obedience to Jesus. Could it be that this is one of the reasons
the writer to the Hebrews commanded us not to forsake the assembling of
ourselves together (Hebrews 10.25)? Beloved
child of God, what kind of example are you setting for others in the
church? Is your life a light that others
might follow as they too learn to follow Jesus?
