Wear Your Faith in Christ Proudly

“Christians who give generously should know that God is able to provide generously for them in return,” Moody Bible Commentary explains. “Because giving Christians constantly receive given resources, they are delivered from hoarding and able to give even more.” Christ followers are protected from hoarding by generosity, letting go of what God provided in the first place, and trusting He’ll continue to provide for us. It’s absolutely not a guarantee of wealth for Christ followers. Rather, it’s an expression of our knowledge of faith in, trust, and obedience to God. We wear our faith out into the world as we follow Jesus. 

Psalm 1:1-3 says: 

“Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers, 

but whose delight is in the law of the LORD,
and who meditates on his law day and night.

That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither-
whatever they do prospers.”

Faith doesn’t promise us prosperity as the world considers it. “Such a tree blesses people and animals with its unfailing fruit and shade,” the NIV Study Bible explains. The buttons, yard signs, and stickers – they represent something deeper in our hearts. When we follow Jesus, the fruit of our lives reaches into others and blesses them!

Through us, God loves others. We get to be a part of His plan, workers for His Kingdom. It’s all about winning hearts for Jesus. Because when we support something enough to “wear it proudly”, we’re probably talking about it, too. Wear the worship concert t-shirt, and talk about it. Throw your church’s sticker on the back of your car, and invite people there when they ask what it is. Wear it proudly. Our faith, our life, our love … Jesus. Other people notice our faith without it, but when we’re all in with Him, we really do want to wear it proudly. Gear up and get out there. We’ve got people to love in His name. 

Source
Moody Bible Commentary. Copyright 2014. Moody Publishers.

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Meg is a graduate of Ashland University. She is a writer, author, editor, and digital content creator. She stepped away from her job in Internet Marketing in 2008 to raise her daughters, which gave her passion for writing a chance to shine through her blog, Sunny&80… Life within the Love of Christ. Meg has served as a Children’s Worship Team Leader and Middle School Leader for her local church. She founded and led the Breakfast Club Bible Study for Tweens, has served as a Young Life Leader and Committee Member, and led Women’s Bible Study. She has also volunteered as a content creator for her local church, studied Bible/Ministerial Training through Global University, completed COMPEL PRO Writers Training, and is Ethically AI Certified. A contributing writer for Salem Web Network since 2016, Meg is now thrilled to be a part of the team at Salem Web Network. You can find her entire library of books on her Amazon Author Page.