Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Frank Bennett
Robert Hale was my grandfather. He was a Christian extremist. He walked with God. I know I serve the Kingdom this day due to his prayers on my life. I loved being around him because it was the closest to being with Jesus.
I have an old picture of me sitting on my grandfather’s lap. It resembles another picture that was taken in 2005 of Logan sitting on the same knee. The little boys in both pictures were the same age. They look like sets of twins yet are several years apart. These pictures are proof that Logan has been made in my image. My face is revealed in his face.
If we want to see where God has revealed Himself just look in your life mirror. In Matthew 10:22-23 Jesus says, “All men will hate you because of me.” He continues to say, “When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another.” Not IF but WHEN. We think that if we become like Jesus the world will love us. The opposite is true. The more we become like Jesus the more the world will hate us.
Are you hated or persecuted by the world? Then you have the face or image of Christ. In his book, Radical, David Platt states, “To everyone wanting a safe, untroubled, comfortable life free from danger, stay away from Jesus. The danger in our lives will always increase in proportion to the depth of our relationship with Christ.”
You want God to be revealed in your life? Then pray that the image of Christ be a reflection in your life mirror as you walk the straight and narrow. But watch out because the straight and narrow is a highway to the danger zone.
I have an old picture of me sitting on my grandfather’s lap. It resembles another picture that was taken in 2005 of Logan sitting on the same knee. The little boys in both pictures were the same age. They look like sets of twins yet are several years apart. These pictures are proof that Logan has been made in my image. My face is revealed in his face.
If we want to see where God has revealed Himself just look in your life mirror. In Matthew 10:22-23 Jesus says, “All men will hate you because of me.” He continues to say, “When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another.” Not IF but WHEN. We think that if we become like Jesus the world will love us. The opposite is true. The more we become like Jesus the more the world will hate us.
Are you hated or persecuted by the world? Then you have the face or image of Christ. In his book, Radical, David Platt states, “To everyone wanting a safe, untroubled, comfortable life free from danger, stay away from Jesus. The danger in our lives will always increase in proportion to the depth of our relationship with Christ.”
You want God to be revealed in your life? Then pray that the image of Christ be a reflection in your life mirror as you walk the straight and narrow. But watch out because the straight and narrow is a highway to the danger zone.
