Years ago while working as a consultant we brought in a new employee, Connie, to work on our team. I sat down with Connie and very quickly showed her what we did. When I asked if she understood she said she did, but then she went to another team member and asked for instructions. Later, she came back to me to get the instructions all over again.
Connie had lied in her response. She was embarrassed to admit that she did not understand what we were doing, and so pretended she did understand.
As we remember and celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior it is essential that we understand what we are all about and what we believe. This passage from 1 John explains how we can demonstrate that we do indeed understand what being a Christian is all about. How do we demonstrate that we have come to know Jesus? What happens when we obey the words of Christ? What must we do?
That final verse really sums up our attitude about being a true believer in Jesus. If we are to accept Christ as Savior, if we are to claim Jesus as our Lord, then we must walk as Jesus did.
And what does that mean? It means we must be humble in our attitude. We must have a giving heart that is willing to sacrifice for others and for God. It means we must live a life that is holy and good.
We cannot say that we believe in Jesus Christ and that we believe in the resurrection if we are going to continue living in the old life. We cannot claim Christ as our Lord if we are going to willfully do that which is sinful and wrong.
Easter is more than a time of celebration, and more than a time when we receive the salvation of Jesus. It is a time when we must decide to live truthfully, genuinely seeking to do God’s will in this world. To claim we understand what Jesus and the resurrection is all about and then continue to sin is to make Jesus out to be a liar.
DAILY CHALLENGE: How do you walk as Jesus did?
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