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Performance-Based Christianity

Jesus came to show us how to live as a son/daughter in this life. Do you think Jesus ever asked the question, "What must I do to get my Father to bless me today?" Or how about this one, "What do I need to do today to get my Father's attention?" Today there is so much performance-based Christianity. The Firstborn Son lived out of His fellowship with His Father. In that time of fellowship He received His instructions and then went out and worked for His Father. Jesus never worked to try to get His Father to love Him or bless Him. Jesus knew He was blessed because He was His Father's Son. He also knew He was loved not because of His works but because He was God's Son.

As sons/daughters of God today we don't have to perform to get our Father to love us. Our Father wants us to get off the treadmill of thinking, "What must I do today to get my Father to bless me?"

Father please tell us today how much You love us. Reveal to us how to live more and more out of our fellowship with You. Holy Spirit please train us in the ways of the Kingdom. Thank You for coming to teach us all things and guide us into all truth. Purge us from the spiritual diet of performance-based Christianity and help us to live by every Word that proceeds out of Your mouth. Father our desire is to walk close to You and to know what is in Your heart. Thank You for Your grace to meet Your needs.

We are sharing the Planet

When we received Jesus and asked Him to become the Lord of our life, we know by experience this life didn't become all peaches and cream. In fact it can seem like things got worse. That is not a negative confession, but a recognition of the reality of being a part of the Kingdom of God on this planet. The reason it seems like at times all hell has been sent against us, is because we are sharing the planet with a 'psycho'. There is a god of this world that hates the true and living God of all creation. Plus this 'psycho' hates every son/daughter that is still on the planet. OK, that is the reality of where we live. We are all currently living on the wrong side of the tracks. But that doesn't stop our fellowship with our Father.

We have the privilege of walking with Jesus moment-by-moment all day long. We have been given a new born again nature that has the capacity to know His voice. We can be aware of His presence. We can stay in fellowship with Him. We can learn the mysteries of the Kingdom of God while we share the planet with our enemy.

1 John 1:3-4 says, "...and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. And these things we write to you that your joy may be full." In the midst of all the bad news and insanity of the world, we can walk in this same fellowship with our Father and our Elder Brother Jesus Christ. This fellowship is the true source of our joy. The Holy Spirit came to guide us into all truth and to teach us all things. Ask Him to help you in this fellowship.