Sharing God

As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.” -- Mark 12:38-40 NIV


It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me. How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; his dominion endures from generation to generation. -- Daniel 4:2-3 NIV

Yesterday I wrote about doing all for Christ. It is the philosophy that by focusing our minds on the best characteristics and on the teachings of God, we prepare ourselves mentally and spiritually to carry out God's calling in our lives. It really boils down to sharing God with the world around us.

While that may sound simple, it comes with the most solemn responsibility. If you are a child of God and called to share Him with others, you have to do so in the proper manner. The first passage I quoted today is Jesus specifically warning a crowd of regular people against doing what their religious leaders were doing. Calling attention to themselves, feasting on the admiration and adoration of those they led, sitting in places of honor at gatherings...and then turning around and stepping on the very people they were supposed to teach and offering meaningless, empty prayers to God just for show. Clearly not the way to go about it, and Jesus was clear about the consequences for doing so.

The second passage is from the opening of a speech delivered by the King of Babylon. He had just been shown the power of God and was ready to proclaim His name, but what was really going on is he wanted Daniel to tell him the meaning of a troubling dream...and nobody else in his kingdom was able to do so. If you read the story of Daniel all the way through, the King does a wonderful job of giving God all the glory in one moment and turning his back on God the next.

We cannot share God at times and act like a complete fool at others. That simply won't do! Sure, we're all going to make mistakes and we're all going to commit sin. Make sure you remember those good characteristics we talked about from Philippians 4, and when you share God make sure you do it with a clean, loving heart and a clear conscience.