“The true test of our faith is not our actions. It’s our reactions.”

A thought by Mark Batterson, (2014-09-02) from his book, The Grave Robber: How Jesus Can Make Your Impossible Possible (p. 68). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

And I don’t always get an A on this test. I don’t always react well.

Mark says, “It’s relatively easy to act like Jesus. It’s much harder to react like Him.”

I was reading in the 26^th chapter of Matthew this morning of when Jesus was taken to the house of Caiaphas, the high priest where He was unjustly put on trial. They were trying to find something false against Him so they could kill Him. Many people came and told lies about Him. In verse 62 (NCV) it says, “Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, ‘Aren’t you going to answer? Don’t you have something to say about their charges against you?’ But Jesus said nothing.” And then after all of this they eventually took Him and put Him on a cross to die and He then said, “Father forgive them.” Wow. Wow. That was His reaction. His reaction proved who He was not His words

The truth is it takes Him inside of us to have the power to react as He would react. We need His Holy Spirit to fill us with His love so our self doesn’t come through but His love. We really do need Him living in and through us so we will react as He would. We can’t do it in our own strength and power.

I need Him every day and every hour. I need Him to help me not say a word in response and then to forgive them.

So what about you?

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