Who does the Lord see you as?

Let me ask you a straight forward question. Do you know the Lord? Do you know his mercy? Do you know his Love?

Okay, maybe a few questions. If you answered NO to any of these questions, then your reading the right blog, so stay tuned. You too, anyone who answered yes.

My next question is, Who does the Lord see you as? A regular person, a follower, or a disciple? The importance of the answers to these questions are crucial to where you go eternity-bound. First off lets begin with a regular person.

A regular person is one who has a void in their hearts, a void that no material item could be placed to fill it. A regular person is a slave to sin, constantly in bondage with their own transgressions. They don't know the Lord, thus not knowing what true life is. Wrapped in worldly affairs, they are distracted from their real purpose in life, which is to be a soldier for Christ, as 2 Timothy tells us. To be distracted is to be weak. To be weak, is to be off guard and thats just what the enemy preys upon.

A follower, is a lover of Christ, a reader of The Word, and a soldier in the Lord. That void thats in regular people is full with the love and mercy of a God who's everywhere. A follower is always on guard for attacks. They are in the word daily, praying and believing. Blessing others and in turn being blessed.

But a Disciple is beyond just a follower. They strive for something more. Jesus' disciples didn't just follow Jesus everywhere. They actively participated in many of the miracles that Jesus performed. You see, disciples aren't just readers of the word. Disciples are Doers of the word. My church has a twelve mile radius, that we call "Roar Twelve". Our vision is to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ in that radius; by planting Cell groups throught it, thus expanding Roar Twelve's borders. We strive to be disciples, shouting from the rooftops what the Lord has done and what is going to do.

Thats what Christians should strive for, to be Disciples. Because in order to be like Jesus we need to do as he did. The Lord calls us to more than a follower. To be a better soldier for Christ