The Bumper Sticker
I heard a funny story from a pastor friend recently. He had a Christian sticker on the back of his car, and one day, his wife came to him and suggested he remove it.
The pastor was shocked. “Why?” he asked her. His wife looked at him and paused, before saying, “Well, sweetheart, you are a mean driver. You cut people off. Sometimes you yell things. And that’s not very Christian.”
While this story is sort of funny, it brings up a good point. As followers of Jesus, we are the body of His church. Now this doesn’t mean we have to be perfect, but we should be aware of our influence.
Are there areas of your life that you haven’t really turned over to God? Are there parts of you that would confuse people if they saw them? Do people at work, or at school, know that you’re a follower of Jesus by the way you act and the standards you hold yourself to? These are all important questions to consider.
The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
This week, remind yourself that you are a new person in Jesus. Then, as you claim your faith publicly, do your best to live like Jesus.
You better believe others will see you, and this may open the door for some good conversations about Christ, and about their salvation.
“As followers of Jesus, we are the body of His church.”
2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”