How to Recognize a Follower of Jesus Chrtist

"You will know them by their fruits." (Matthew 7:16)

A new quarter, and once again through the Gospels.  Most people think we are to take people "at their word."  Not so.  We are to "take them at 'their fruits.'"

There is a lot of emphasis on "good works" in the Sermon on the Mount.  Evangelicalism is so concerned about people thinking their "good works" will save them, they rarely speak of "good works."  But Jesus says, "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."  The end of "good works" is the glory of Our Father.  The road to that end is full of blessed and helped humanity.

The new birth and the forgiveness of sins comes by grace, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast."  Okay, that should be clear enough.  But it is imperative that we have written into our very being and life style the principle of the next verse.  "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them."  We are to "walk" in "good works."  Our life is to be a continual daily abundance of "good works."  Jesus said, "By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."  I can think of no better way to manifest the Love of Jesus to "one another" and to all humanity than by sharing Jesus Christ and manifesting His "good works" in us.

Father, in Jesus' Name, give me a specific "good works" assignment today.  Amen.
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