26th September

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly. Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Be wise in the way you act towards outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Colossians 3, 16 ; 4, 2 & 5

A blooming Christian life

Man becomes a real Christian when he personally believes in Jesus Christ and in his sacrifice. However, in order to live as a Christian afterwords there is more to it. Man needs a certain discipline which can be summarized in 4 points:

1. Read the Bible. God speaks to us in this book. He shows us how he wishes us to live, he encourages us and he blames us if necessary. How can we obey him if we don't first listen to him by reading his word?

2. Prayer. Prayer consists of simply speak to God of telling him what troubles our heart and of thanking him for all his gifts. Prayer allows us to have a real relationship with our Creator and Father through Jesus Christ.

3. Relationships with other Christians. Like a firebrand cannot stay outside the fire without going out a Christian cannot live a long time without relationships with his brothers and sisters in faith.

4. Testimony. If we have good news is it not natural to announce it to others? Let us therefore speak about our God and about salvation which he offers to them whom we meet and first of all our family members.

Will we content ourselves of being saved or will we accept these 4 disciplines which can make our Christian life fully bloom?