Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Is It Only About Knowledge?

If you haven't already noticed, we live in an information age. A culture where information and knowledge are in abundance. Much of this has to do with the world wide web, and being able to have access to anything we want, wherever and whenever we want. Unfortunately knowledge seems to be a priority for some, always boasting about what they know about on a subject. I fully believe that being educated and having knowledge is very important, but I also believe there's something even more important at hand. I sometimes meet people who seem to be very well educated on a topic, yet I don't see the fruit of what they know operating in their own life. They can tell me all they want about something, and yet upon closer examination, I don't see what they know being lived out personally in their own life. And yes I know there are people who know more about the Bible than I do, but that doesn't bother me at all. What's important to me is living out what I know with Christ living inside of me, which will produce good fruit. Just because someone seems to know a lot about something, take a moment to look into the fruit of their life. What do you see? Good fruit can't be faked. If Jesus Christ truly is someone's Lord and Savior it will be very obvious in every area of their life. Daily I ask the Lord to help me understand His Word, and to help me to live it out. In John 15:5 Jesus says, "Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in Me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.." I want to remain in Him and Him in me for the rest of my life. Is Christianity simply about knowledge or living out what you know because of who lives inside of you?

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