Making the World a Better Place

My last post was about being blessed to bless others. Now, let me clarify something. I am not only talking about money. I am mainly talking about being Christ to all we are in contact with. Being a blessing to someone can take many forms. A Christian can bless someone by praying, or cooking a meal, or visiting, or even speaking a kind word to someone. The idea is to benefit someone other than yourself. A believer seeks to make the world a better place for all people. That is what Jesus has recruited us to do. That is the essence of bringing heaven to earth. Christians bring heaven to earth by being a benefit to other people. Actually, that is a the way the Kingdom of Heaven is expanded. Obviously, as a Christian is working to be a benefit to others, opportunities come to tell others about Jesus and the Kingdom of God. As this happens, the Christian gets to ask others to follow Christ, and when others choose to follow Christ, then they become agents of God’s Kingdom to be a blessing to even more people. There is no dichotomy of evangelism and social action. There can be no true evangelism without social action, and there is no true social action without evangelism. That’s why I am beginning to say, “We are blessed to be a blessing.” As we follow this simple principle of God’s Kingdom, we are in fact spreading the gospel in word and deed. Remember, sharing the love of Christ takes more than words; however, without the words the deeds are empty. Being a blessing to others involves both acting and talking like Christ. Catch the vision and become a blessing to others. That was the original call to the children of Abraham, and since we as Christians are adopted into Abraham’s family, that is our calling as well. Christians are blessed to be a blessing in order to make the world a better place for all. Let’s begin now!