Does “Christian” Still Mean Something to You?
Scriptures: Exodus 3, Acts 11, Acts 26, Malachi 1, Genesis 3, Titus 3
A Holy God Requires a Holy Approach
Exodus 3 forces us to ask a hard question:
How can your worship and the word holy have no significance to you?
If God is truly holy, then how serious are you about approaching God?
Why attend church but DON’t pay attention?
Why come before a holy God while treating the moment as casual, optional, or unimportant?
Holiness means something. It costs something. And it should change something in you.
The Name “Christian” Should Carry Weight
Acts 11 reminds us:
You can’t say you are a christian and live like the world.
So again, the question stands:
Does the word christian hold weight to you?
Acts 26 challenges us even deeper—
Do you even have “Holy moments” in your life?
Moments where God stops you…
moments where God speaks to you…
moments where your actions and your words align in surrender?
Because your actions God also associates with your words.
You can say all the right things and still live all the wrong ways.
Your Priorities Reveal Your Heart
Malachi 1 exposes something uncomfortable:
Your actions will show whether or not you prioritize God or not.
If you KNOW you can give better to God but don’t—
is that not evil?
And ask yourself honestly:
Do you give your job better effort than you give the Lord?
Do you give your hobbies more passion?
Do you give your entertainment more attention?
And the devil will whisper all the time:
“It’s not that serious.”
But instead of asking why you “have to” do the things of God, ask yourself—
why don’t you want to do the things of God?
Your Plans Reveal Your Allegiance
Do your plans change for God?
Or does God always get whatever time is leftover?
Be careful who helps you make plans.
A lot of times you have bad plans because you have evil friends.
Genesis 3 shows us the danger vividly:
Watch who you take advice from.
And ask:
How are the people who give you advice living their life for God?
Some people think they turned out “fine”—
and they didn’t turn out saved.
The Bare-Minimum Mindset Is Not Christianity
Titus 3 confronts a sad reality:
NON-CHRISTIANS wonder what can they STILL do and be saved. They want to do as little as possible.
But Christianity is not about scraping by—it is about transformation.
Not minimalism, but surrender.
Not loopholes, but devotion.
Challenge:
Reconsider the weight of the word holy in your life.
Stop calling yourself a Christian if you have no intentions of living Christian.
Give God the best of your effort—not the leftovers.
Remove advisors who do not honor God.
Ask God to renew your desire, not just your discipline.
Create “holy moments” in your daily life—on purpose.