Worthy OF Christ

"Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ..." -Philippians 1:27a

We had company over the other night. So the other day we cleaned house! Got rid of that "lived in" look, and spruced up a bit. You know, it's good to have folks over if for no other reason than it forces you to take a look around and do the things you've been meaning to do for quite some time. It compels you to make your home worthy of visitors.

Although Paul knows that through our own device we are never worthy to have Christ, he does believe that, once you've been given Christ Jesus, you should try to make your life worthy to have Christ in it. That we should clean up our act because Christ dwells within us.

What would you throw away in your life, if you wanted to make it worthy of Christ? A grudge? A bad habit? A stereotyped world view? Think about it for a minute--what would you do to make your life worthy of Christ?

Lord, help us to live our lives in one spirit, with one mind, in true faith. Amen