ACTS 11:19-24
HOW MANY OF US BELIEVE THAT BEING A CHRISTIAN IS A WAY OF LIFE? IN THE MILITARY THEY CALL IT THE "MILITARY WAY OF LIFE"; GETTING UP EARLY IN THE MORNING TO CLEAN THE LATRINE, MAKING YOUR BED, GETTING TO THE CHOW HALL AND MAKING IT BACK FOR A 6 A.M. FORMATION. PULLING OFF YOUR SHIRT AND SETTING OUT FOR A 5 MILE RUN. THEN YOU COME BACK, GET DRESSED, AND GO TO YOUR DAILY DUTIES. THAT'S THE WAY THINGS ARE IN THE MILITARY. AFTER ABOUT SIX MONTHS ONE GETS USED TO THIS WAY OF LIFE.
IF MAN HAS SENSE ENOUGH TO SET RULES AND REGULATIONS TO LIVE BY, THEN WHAT ABOUT GOD? IN THE MILITARY, CLOSE HAIRCUTS AND GREEN UNIFORMS IDENTIFY THAT PERSON TO BE A MILITARY MEMBER. SO IT IS WITH THE CHURCH.
WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE SAY, EVERYTHING ABOUT US SHOULD SAY, "HELLO WORLD! IT'S ME...I'M A CHRISTIAN!" BEING A CHRISTIAN IS WHO WE ARE AND ITS OWN WAY OF LIFE. SERVING THE LORD MUST AND SHOULD BE A PART OF US. IT SHOULD BE A PART OF YOUR BEING. WHEN YOU SEE ME, YOU SEE A CHRISTIAN; YOU SEE CHRIST. THAT'S THE WAY IT IS BECAUSE THAT IS WHO AND WHAT WE ARE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TODAY WITH THE PURPOSE OF HEART THAT YOU CLEAVE TO THAT WAY OF LIFE - THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN.
YOUR SERVANT IN CHRIST,
PASTOR KENNETH CROSKEY
