Old Testament: Lamentations 1&2
Poetry: Proverbs 30
New Testament: Revelation 3
Waaaay back in 1995, the Christian group, Point of Grace put out a song that would become a permanent resident inside my head. It’s a song that seems to bubble to the surface of my brain when I am tempted to behave in a way that is unbecoming of a representative of Christ. What is Christ going to say about me?
What’s He Gonna Say About Me?
Now and then I must admit I hide behind my shallowness
I must confess I don’t begin to say enough
I’ll tell you of my lessons learned but I may never quite express
That God has blessed me far beyond what I deserve
I often miss the chance to show my faith in Him
By failing to convey what I have seen
And then I wonder while I face eternity
How Jesus ever finds a way to intercede for me
What’s He gonna say about me
When He weighs the works that I have done
Against the words that I have failed to speak
What’s He gonna say about me
When the chaff is sifted from the wheat
Will there be evidence that I believed
After this lifetime will come, the thankfulness that I forget
I will regret when I see clearly who He is
Then I’ll know all I should have said
So I must choose to not neglect
But resurrect the praise for all He is to me
If I confess Him before men
He will confess me before the Father in Heaven
The last line is straight out of Matthew 10:32, but Christ also promises to confess us before God in Revelation 3:5. In today’s reading, Christ is pretty hard on the churches in Asia, because he loves them and wants them to grow and thrive. These admonitions must have worked because here I am 2023 years later (give or take a year) writing to you about them! They spread the gospel…they turned from being lukewarm to setting the world on fire for Christ. While I don’t believe our salvation is predicated on our works alone, others will not be saved if we don’t let them know about the salvation that is freely given! My prayer is that we look for every opportunity to share Christ and our faith
in him. I want Jesus to confess me!
-Maria Knowlton
Reflection Questions
- In Revelation 2 & 3 what does Jesus promise to those who overcome? Do any (or all) of these serve as good motivators for you to be found an overcomer? What does Jesus want you to overcome today?
- What was your impression of the song, What’s He Gonna Say About Me? Do you often think about what Jesus will (and does currently) say about you?
- What grade would you give yourself on confessing your faith and spreading the gospel? Can you think of a specific time you could have/should have said something and you didn’t? What do you want to do “next time”? Pray about it.
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