How to Live Faithfully

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How to Live Faithfully

 

When we are baptized into Christ and become a Christian, many people think that’s the end of what we have to do in order to be saved. This point is just the beginning of our Christian journey through this life. Baptism into Christ is not the end of what we must do, it is the beginning. It is the beginning of a new life. 

Romans 6: 4

 

In this new life, we are to strive to set aside our old way of life and avidly pursue our new life in Christ and our new relationship with our Lord and Savior. 

II Corinthians 5: 17

Ephesians 4: 20 - 24

 

Jesus summarized this for us.

Revelation 2: 10

 

So we must ask ourselves what is actually involved in being faithful. Today we’ll look at some things that are involved in being a faithful servant of our Lord. 

 

We must grow. The Lord wants us to increase our knowledge, our faith and our trust in Him.

II Peter 1: 5 - 11

II Peter 3: 18

 

We grow by making it a part of our daily lives to study His Word.

II Timothy 2: 15

 

We also do this by praying.

Colossians 4: 2

 

Growth is how we live faithfully. 

 

We must worship in order to be faithful. The Lord wants us to worship Him. 

John 4: 24

Matthew 4: 10

 

He wants us to praise Him from our hearts.

Hebrews 13:15

Ephesians 5: 19

 

This is especially true on the first day of every week.

Acts 20: 7

Hebrews 10: 25

 

To be faithful, we must not make it a habit of missing the gathering of the saints to worship. However, don’t forget that we can worship Him daily with singing, prayer, and studying His Word. 

 

To be faithful, we must serve. The Lord wants us to look beyond ourselves. 

Philippians 2: 3 - 4

 

He wants us to seek out and find opportunities to serve others.

Galatians 5: 13

 

He wants us to do good to all.

Galatians 6: 10

 

Service is how we remain faithful. 

 

Teaching others is how we remain faithful. The Lord wants us to show others the way to Heaven by teaching the Gospel. 

Mark 16: 15

 

He wants us to teach by living a Christian life and letting them see Him in us. 

Matthew 5: 16

 

He wants us to be prepared to answer questions from people. 

I Peter 3: 15

 

To remain faithful, we must be teachers of His Word. 

 

To be faithful, we must remain obedient to His Word. The Lord wants us to conform our lives to His Will by submitting ourselves to Him. 

James 4: 7

 

We do this by obeying His commands.

Hebrews 5: 9

Matthew 7: 21

I John 1: 7

 

Living faithfully means living obediently. 

 

Living faithfully means we will prioritize things properly. The Lord wants us to put Him first.

Colossians 1: 18

 

He wants us to make sure we put His church right up there too.

Matthew 6: 33

 

We must make sure we keep things prioritized properly, especially in how we spend our time.

Ephesians 5: 15 - 16

 

We must have things prioritized correctly if we are going to remain faithful. 

 

Remaining faithful means we are willing to work. The Lord wants us to be busy in His kingdom.

I Corinthians 3: 9

 

He wants us to stand strong and work for Him.

I Corinthians 15: 58

 

We must be willing to be workers if we are going to remain faithful to Him. 

 

Being faithful to Him means that we are holy and separate. The Lord wants us to set ourselves apart from the ways of the world. 

Romans 12: 2

I Peter 2: 11

 

He wants us to strive to keep ourselves pure.

I Peter 1: 14 - 16

I John 2: 15 - 17

 

He wants us to live godly lives.

Titus 2: 11 - 12

 

Being faithful means being separate from the world.

 

To remain faithful, we must endure. The Lord wants us to endure and overcome difficult times that we will suffer as His children.

II Timothy 2: 3

 

We look to Jesus as our example to strengthen us in difficult times.

Hebrews 12: 1 - 3

 

We press on through the difficulties, focused on the eternal goal of Heaven.

Philippians 3: 14

 

Remaining faithful means we will endure hardships, trials, and tribulations. 

 

Being faithful means we will have our eyes on the prize. The Lord wants us to set our sights on the glorious reward of Heaven. 

Matthew 6: 20

Colossians 3: 1 - 4

 

He wants us to live every day in eager anticipation of Christ’s return to take us home with Him.

Philippians 3: 20 - 21

Titus 2: 13

 

Remaining faithful means we have our eyes set on the prize. 

 

Being faithful is essential to our salvation. If we fail to remain faithful to the Lord, we will be lost. 

II Peter 2: 20 - 22

James 5: 19 - 20

Galatians 5: 4

 

Hopefully, each of us will determine to stay true and faithful to God, His Word, and His church. Hopefully we will diligently seek to please Him above all else. Faithfulness to the end will bring us the crown of life.

Revelation 2: 10

 

What a wonderful blessing it is to be a Christian.