Team Charger Challenge

A lot of times we as Christians feel the need to do, do, do. There is no question that we need to be living out our faith and producing fruit. But this is not a recipe we can stir up on our own. In fact, it is impossible to do without God. A part from God our gas tank winds down until we find ourselves on empty. In life, we find ourselves on the side of the road disgusted, looking for help. When this happens, we often do not think of anyone but ourselves.

Today I want to remind you of what has already been done. 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Christ has finished the work and we are now being sanctified day by day.

The other day I was reading Tullian Tchividjian’s book, Jesus + Nothing = Everything when this truth hit me clear as day. The right way for us to think about our Christian lives is always to start with vertical, then move to the horizontal. If we truly want to bless others and pour into their lives, we first need to be poured into so we have something to pour out. The cool thing about this is that when we first emphasize what Christ has done, this outpour will become genuine and natural. Otherwise, we are pouring out of an empty pot.

As Tchividjian says, “We’re always to soak first in what God has done before we set out to do.”

Vertical first. Horizontal second.

– Team Charger Challenge