A good test!

If one wants to really know if they are in Christ or not...this is a great test!



Proverbs 25:21-22

21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;

And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

22 For so you will heap coals of fire on his head,

And the LORD will reward you.



The reason I say that about the test is this, we will only be able to help an enemy if Christ is in us. Think about it. Being a Christian my self I know how hard it is to reach out to someone who is not my friend. Let alone an enemy. But with the push of the Holy Spirit we can do as Christ would do and reach out to our enemies. Those who have hurt us very badly but again we can't do it on our own strength it will be in the strength of the Lord. I find verse 22 very interesting but true. When you help an enemy, chances are they don't like you right? So when you do something nice for them they can't figure out why you are being nice to them, thus you are heaping coals of fire on their head. Sometimes it will make them mad but hopefully they are going to see Christ in you and it may just change your relationship with them. One thing is for sure God promises here that you will be rewarded!



So you want to test your walk with God....go do something nice for an enemy....you will be rewarded!



Tom