The Challenge To Communicate

The Gift That Gives Life

And when I come to you again, you will have even more reason to take pride in Christ Jesus because of what He is doing through me.

Philippians 1:26

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Thoughts On Today's Scripture

The Readers' Digest had a story of a little girl a few years ago who was eating an apple in the back seat of the car. "Mommy," said the little girl, "why is my apple turning brown?" Her mother explained, "Because after you ate the skin off, the meat of the apple came in contact with the air that caused it to oxidize, thus changing its molecular structure and turning the apple into a different color." The girl pondered for a moment and then said, "Mommy, what are you talking about."

It can be a real challenge to communicate to a young child. If you can appreciate that challenge, then you can appreciate the challenge of the first Christians who had to communicate

to others the image of Jesus Christ.

It may not be easy to share a meaningful understanding of who Christ is in our world today, but we are nonetheless called to share with others our relationship with Jesus Christ. This is not an option but a command. Something that we need to put on our "to do list", our "bucket list". Sharing Christ can be done by words and or our life example. A true model of who Christ is in us and through us.

When we do, we will give away the greatest gift anyone can receive.

The gift of life!!

Dear God, help me to effectively share your Son to someone who really needs Him today. Amen.