Living a Life Worthy of The Lord

The presentation last Sunday (Dec. 4) by our Filipino sisters was interesting and enlightening in that it vividly illustrated the idea of the armour of God as depicted in Eph. 6:10-24. Without doubt, we Christians have an obligation to live our lives worthy of the Lord so that we will be protected and empowered to win the spiritual warfare around us.

Sister Sylvia Penny of the Open Bible Trust hits the bull's eye of today's devotional theme (Her Article) by pointing out that: To live a life worthy of the Lord we need, first and foremost, to be obedient to His will in our lives. In a nutshell this requires us to show evidence of our faith in the form of good works. She goes on to ask, “If we were put on trial for our Christian faith, would there be enough evidence to convict us?”

Indeed, faith and work could not be separated when the quality and fruitfulness of our lives are in focus. Ephesians 2:10 also points out that we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. The good works in question are clearly set out in Ephesians chapters 4-6 and elsewhere in the Bible. Hence, we may take the internal quality and external expression (deeds) of our lives to be the result of putting our faith in Christ Jesus.

John 6:28-29 mentions in passing that the people asked Jesus what must they do to do the works of God? Jesus answered them, 'This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.' Elsewhere, James 2:14 adds, "What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?" A saving faith, then, is one that manifests itself in good deeds as a natural consequence. It is as natural as babies and toddlers are after milk and toys.

If we are to live a life worthy of The Lord, then our good works are indispensable evidence of our faith. Dear brothers and sisters, Christmas is about the commemoration and celebration of Jesus’ birth wherein we have a tradition of giving out presents to one another. What would you give to the Lord this year in order to celebrate Christmas? Would you consider offer your good deeds as a living sacrifice and gift to the Lord Jesus? May the Lord help and encourage us. Amen.