https://odb.org/2025/10/03/representing-jesus
2 Corinthians 5:9–10 (NIV): 9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
Saying we’re Christian and wearing clothes with Christian messages are good things. However, the Bible teaches that the way we live and love as we share the gospel is the true identifier of those who follow Jesus. The apostle Paul and the other believers in Corinth were compelled, or driven, to please God by living with an eternal perspective while sharing Him with others (2 Corinthians 5:9-14). (Xochitl Dixon, ODB 3 Oct 25).
I think one of the best ways to reflect Christ in our actions and spoken words, besides developing our character in Christ, is to always have an eternal perspective when living out life. If we think eternal, we will be less likely to indulge in temporal pleasures or intentionally commit sin or ruin our testimony before others. It is also much easier to go through difficult and hard times as what awaits us in eternity will be so glorious that the little sufferings we go through for Christ in the present pales in comparison. In other words, I should be able to endure tough times while on earth as I wait for my reward in eternity. While the former is temporal, the latter is for all eternity. As Paul puts it in 2 Corinthians 5:9-10, we make it our goal to please Him, for we will appear before the judgment seat of Christ to receive what is due to us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
Have an eternal perspective! Open ourselves up to the spiritual realm. Be sensitive to what’s happening there and how it impacts the world today. The master of deception is at work. There are dark forces at work in the entertainment world, in media, or even in AI (artificial intelligence). Not that we can’t use these present-day contemporary tools. We just need to be careful and mindful that the devil’s objective in these end days is to distract and draw us away from our eternal purpose and destiny. Think eternal always! Have an eternal perspective in all that we think and do! Amen!
Ronnie's Thoughts 