I love the summertime. Summer is the time when people get out of their homes after a long winter, and enjoy the outdoors with their families attending festivals, parades and many other outdoor events and recreations. To me summer means one thing – harvest!
“And Jesus came and spake unto them saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and on earth. Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost…” Matthew 28:18-20. The NKJV and most new translations say to go and “make disciples” of all nations. A disciple is one who follows the teaching, the training and the mode of life of another. In our case it’s Jesus. A disciple is a disciplined one. Discipline is defined as doing what needs to be done when it ought to be done whether you like it or not.
Colossians 2:9 in speaking of Jesus says “For in Him the whole fullness of Deity (the Godhead) continues to dwell in bodily form (giving complete expression of the divine nature).” Verse ten goes on to say “And you are complete in Him, made full and having come to fullness of life (in Christ you too are filled with the Godhead – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – and reach full spiritual stature). And He is the head of all rule and authority (of every angelic principality and power).” Amplified Bible.
Christianity in America today is a far cry from that which is revealed in God’s Holy Word, the Bible. In nominal churches (those that don’t preach born-again), the concept of Christianity is going to church on Sunday and “trying” to lead a good life. Sad to say, in Evangelical and Full-Gospel churches today, it is not much different. Let’s take a look at what Christianity is NOT.
The Bible tells us over and over again that this Christian life is a walk. It is a walk of faith, hope and love. Jesus told us in John 16:33, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” We can walk through the pressures of life with joy and come out on top every single time because we are hooked up or one with Jesus.