Spirit and Life Devotional is a daily publication by Pastor Chinaemerem Ibezim, senior pastor of Able Ministers Chapel, a church based in Calabar, Cross River State.
[pull_quote_center]”Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.” Acts 4:13[/pull_quote_center]
King Solomon said that he who walks with the wise will become wise, and Apostle Paul emphasized that bad company corrupts good manners. Association is quite powerful; you eventually become like those you spend so much time with.
I like what 2 Corinthians 3:18 says: “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.” A transformation takes place in us by being with Jesus. The proof of a relationship with Jesus is transformation!
How has your life changed since you believed? Jesus never leaves anyone the same; He is the Iron that sharpens other irons; the longer you stay with Him the more you become like Him. You’re a representative of Christ here; people should see Christ in you: but it won’t happen until you have truly been with Him. Spend time with the word, in prayer and in fellowship with the Holy Spirit: be not conformed, be transformed; let the beauty and power of Christ be seen in you! Amen.
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