“Therefore by their fruits you will know them.” Matthew 7:20  NKJV

2 Corvettes and 2 Mustangs converge on a highway. Which one wins?

Coming home last night I approached the red light. Wanting to grab the open left lane to get ahead of the pack, I was quickly cut off by a Corvette. But I wasn’t bothered, since THAT guy was in the right car and position. THEN I noticed that the car in the middle lane was a High Performance Mustang! And beside him was ANOTHER Mustang. THIS… was going to be interesting!

The light turned red and the 3 cars paced beside one another for about 15 yards. Then the Corvette, an older one, hit the gas. Not as to be TOO challenging… but it was enough! The Mustang driver beside him would have NONE of it, as I heard him down shift and hit the gas! It was on! Naturally I tromped on my truck just to see what would happen. As the Mustang in the far right lane pealed off on a ramp, it left the 2 muscle cars… and me, to ourselves! Then… sadly, the Corvette backed off!

I was whoopin and a hollerin’ at the show when suddenly, merging onto the third lane was a brand NEW Corvette. And he was FLYING! Again, the Mustang would have none of it! He tromped it and BRRRRRRRR…blew past the newer Corvette as well.

O.K. It was a male thing! But those guys bought those cars for a REASON. To them, driving slow is ridiculous! They PAID for that power… and it showed! But what about you and me? Jesus… the God of the Universe, created me for the VERY SERIOUS business of disrupting, and ultimately destroying, satan’s work (1 John 3:8)! The deliberate FRUIT of that power either shows up in MY every day life… or it doesn’t!

A follower of Jesus Christ is called to live an INTENTIONAL life. Hiding or pretending is NOT part of the standard package. I am SAVED and HIS. I have PURPOSE for my life. But am I LIVING like it? Do I boldly display to the world that, “I am a rightful SON OF GOD?” Or am I just playing?

The person who won that little drag race last night was NOT necessarily the one with the fastest car! It was the one who WANTED it the most! So how about you? How much are YOU willing to display that power of Jesus Christ in your life? Because the world, the flesh and the devil are calling you out! You and I are sitting at the red light side by side… and the light just turned green! What‘cha got under that hood?