By our actions...

Titus 1:16 says, "They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny Him..."  We've all heard that talk is cheap.  James says don't just say you have faith but show me your faith but by what you do (James 2).  It is not good enough to have sound doctrine or theology and to know (emphasis on head knowledge) God, we are called to really know God like Paul is talking about in Philippians 3 in the power of His resurrection and fellowship of sharing in His sufferings...this is a different type of knowing completely!  John 17:3 says this, "Now this is eternal life: that they (Jesus' disciples) may know You, the one true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent."  This kind of knowing is the kind that goes deeper than facts and goes down to the very core of who we are as people who have been called by His name to go and bear fruit, fruit that will remain (John 15).  When you and I truly know God and He knows us (Matthew 7:21-23) we cannot possibly go on living a life where our claiming doesn't match up with our living.  In the greatest sermon every preached Jesus says in Matthew 5, "You are the salt of the earth...you the light of the world...let your light shine before men that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."  In this passage there is nothing mentioned about speaking but about living out your faith and showing God through our actions and lives.  May our thoughts, beliefs, and knowledge of God lead our hearts and lives through the power of the Holy Spirit, to Kingom living!