How Will You Build Yourself Up?

But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.

Jude 1:20-21 NIV

Sometimes we forget that our faith is interactive. There is the the "what we do" part.

As a teacher I can't tell you how many times I have been in a

conference with a student and their parent(s) discussing the need for the student to complete and turn in their assignments. The parents will tell me they see their child doing the work. When I tell them the work is not being turned in they (usually with a look of exasperation) grab their child's backpack and (usually with a look of unbelief mixed with embarrassment) they begin to pull out paper after paper of assignments never turned in.  

How many people just go to church but never turn anything in? Do you attend church or participate in your church. This is the part of Christianity that is interactive. Christianity, discipleship, is about experiencing God's love, his mercy and grace by living it out in our relationships. We pray in the Holy Spirit. We keep ourselves in God's love. 

What do athletes do to build themselves up? Baseball players play baseball. Basketball players play basketball. Football players play football. Get the point? As Christians we should act like Christ. Today, how will you build yourself up?