Perhaps you’ve heard this saying, “If you were on trial for being a Christian, would there be enough proof to convict you?”  It’s a thought-provoking question.  Is our faith merely professed or genuinely lived out? 

Governments throughout history have ruled against Christianity, making it illegal or difficult to serve and worship God without fear.  We see that in the Bible in the book of Daniel.  The king made a decree that no one could petition anyone except himself.  It was a devious plan in order to catch Daniel.  Catch him, they did.  They came to his house and found Daniel “making supplication to God.”  Daniel was not hiding it.  He was serving God with the windows wide open, praying toward Jerusalem multiple times a day.

Would they find enough evidence to convict us of being Christians? Or would they simply find someone who says he is a Christian, but lives a different way? Evidence is proof that something exists or is true. The last thing you ever want is to go to a trial without any evidence.

We know that nothing we do can earn us God’s love.  He already loves us fully and unconditionally.  But what does living out our faith look like in our daily and weekly lives? What is the “preponderance of evidence” shown by our lives that our faith is alive and well. 

Do we worship regularly with our community of faith?  Do we develop ourselves spiritually through Bible study and devotions?  Are we anxious to do for others?  Do we draw others into the faith?  Do we practice good stewardship of our time and talents?

Christians, let’s pray together that if we were on trial for being a Christian there would be a “preponderance of evidence” to convict us.  Let’s be open to God’s unconditional love and share it in every way we can.

Judy