Magnify Him

John 12:32 "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth ,will draw all men unto me".

 We live in a name it and claim it era. Today's Christian seems to be more about what he /she can get from using the name of God than they are in who can be saved with the name of God. Even though everything  about  being Christ like, is self sacrificing, the modern Christian seems to be selfish and materialistic. We spend more time trying to show the world how saved and holy we are, we don't leave much time to introduce the world to our savior.

Jesus said that if we lift Him up, that will draw all men unto Him. Just simply lifting up Jesus and a lost world can be saved. So you ask, how do we lift Him up? We lift up Jesus first by living a life before this dying world that show that He has all power. Live a life that show we believe the message which we proclaim. To live a life before man that leads lost souls to run asking what must I do to be saved. We lift up Jesus by making everything about Him, and taking the focus off of us and the congregation we belong to. It is not about getting a person to come to church or being of a certain denomination, no it is about them surrendering their life to Christ. We lift Him up by proclaiming His name with a loud voice, we lift Him by the witness of our testimony, and the shining of our light. We lift Him up by showing love one for another, and being all that He has called us to be.

It is nothing wrong with material prosperity from God, but let us not allow the treasures of this world blind us to the real treasures, heavenly treasures. Don't let the things of this world prevent you from loving the people of this world, for Jesus died that people might be saved, not so people can have stuff. So let us lift Him up.