Let me shift gears a bit here...
I was struck with a thought during preschool circle time a few days ago. Our wise teacher has begun saying, "Sign him up for the Jesus Team!!" It has really resonated with our students, and they say it all the time. It is music to our ears, because they are so excited about being on His team! I started thinking about how these children are THE VOICE of Christ. How, when we are "on his team," we are all the voice of Christ.
I thought about that phrase, "The Voice of Christ." I let it run around in my head for a few days, and jotted down a few thoughts. What actions do I portray that reflect Christ? What actions surely do not reflect Him? I began to look around our classroom, our school and our home for actions that are "the voice of Christ." Here are some things I saw:
...my youngest hugging his sister and saying "I love you"
...our track coaches encouraging and praising our young runners
...our preschool teacher lovingly leading our students in song
...the pastor of our church baptizing one of the newest "disciples of Christ"
...our choir director leading the choir during church
...5th grade students thanking the museum docents on our field trip
...4th grade students making birthday cards for our hot lunch worker
...my husband, despite being tired, playing games with our children
...my family pulling together to pray for my nephew who was having surgery
I realized that I was seeing examples everywhere. To be the voice of Christ, you don't have to "preach" all the time. To be His voice is to show his love, compassion, kindness, generosity and forgiveness. There is a key element to these examples that was present as well: these people were knowingly doing their best to honor Him through their actions. These adults and children love their Savior, and they surely know this bible verse by heart:
"whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine,
you did for me." Matthew 25:40
All of this made me really stop and examine my own actions and thoughts. Do I show the voice of Christ? I want to be His voice! I want to honor him by helping others! I want my love for my brothers and sisters in Christ to show the way to the Savior! Because that is what this life is all about...honoring my Savior and loving others to Christ.
Now back to that TV show...Its fun. Its entertaining. Its lovely to watch the amazing talents God gives to His children. But it is also a good reminder of what kind of Voice I want to have. One that puts me on the music charts and gets me a record deal? Nice, I would have to admit, but ultimately not the true voice I want to have.
May our voices be the Voice of Christ: caring, forgiving, helping, and loving others to Christ.
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