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bold about who ya serve // Monday E-Devotion

Tony Morgan mentioned something on his blog today was awesome.  He was coming out of a corporate office and saw their goal.  It was Scripture, word for word.
 
Here is Oebe's corporate goal:
 
COLOSSIANS 4:5-6 (nasb) --- Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward others, making the most of the opportunity. Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.
 
Plastered on the outside of their building.  Visible on their website.  For all to see.  This company doesn't hold anything back about what they believe.  What do you think about that.
 
I think some of us have joined a secret society we'd like to call church.  We go there, when we can, talk about it to the society members and maybe a few others, and that is it.  Most people wouldn't know I am with Jesus.  Do you get the point?
 
You got to be bold about who ya serve.  Do people know you are with Jesus?  I am not talking about getting you a soap box and heading out to the corner with your big ol Bible and preaching.  I am talking living out loud.  Steven Curtis Chapman in his song " Live Out Loud" said "and if God's love is burning  in our hearts, we're gonna glow.  There's just no way to keep it in."
 
Plain and simple.  It is time to be bold about who ya serve.  Yeah, Jesus died a horrible death so we can have real and meaningful life.  By the way, you know people who need Jesus.  But do those people know that you have meaning?
 
Colossians 4:5-6 (nlt) --- Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity.  Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.
 
Matthew 5:16 (nlt) --- In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

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