“And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.” Colossians 3:17 NLT
How has your representation of Jesus been today? Did folks look at you and see Jesus or did they look and ask “Is this a Christian?” We don’t just represent Jesus on Sunday among our fellow Christians. In fact, most importantly we represent Him at work on Monday, driving down the road after work. in line at the supermarket. We represent Him before our children, by what we say and by what we watch on television.
This verse from Colossians is very broad “whatever you do or say.” That leaves room for no exceptions. As we have been considering the life of Brother Lawrence we have been amazed by the universality of His actions. He did all things for the love God. We are called to do “all things” as representatives of Jesus. More over, we are to do so giving thanks. It is a great privilege to be His representative.
We succeed in this representation only when the world sees only Him and not our fallen selves.
Go forth and be Jesus to someone, no make that everyone, today.
Nick
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