LORD, Help Us Walk And Talk And Conduct Ourselves As YOU.

Prove it!
(J.R. Miller, "The Glory of the Commonplace")

It is related that the famous French 

artist Gustave Dore was once wandering 

in the mountains of Switzerland, when 

some officials met him and demanded 

his passport. "I do not have it with me," 

he replied, "but my name is Gustave Dore." 

"Prove it, if you are," replied the officers, 

knowing who Dore was--

but not believing that this was he. 

Taking a piece of paper, the artist hastily 

sketched a group of peasants who were 

standing near, and did it with such grace 

and skill that the officials exclaimed, 

"Enough, you are Dore!"

In the same way, the world cares 

little for a mere profession. We say we 

are Christians, and the challenge is, 

"Prove it!" If we are of CHRIST, then 

we must do the works of CHRIST, 

live the life of CHRIST, and show 

the spirit of CHRIST. 

The artist's skillful drawing proved 

his identity. Just so, we must prove 

that we are the followers of our MASTER 

by the love, the grace, the beauty, 

the holiness of our life.

Religion is not merely a matter 

of creed and profession, or of church-

going and public worship; it is far more 

a matter of daily life. It is not how we 

behave on Sundays, nor the kind of creed 

we hold, nor the devoutness of our worship--

it is the way we act at home, in school, 

in business, in society, in our associations 

with others. It is vitally important 

that all who profess CHRIST--

shall manifest CHRIST'S beauty 

in their life and character. 

It is not enough to preach the gospel 

in words alone; others must also 

read it in our daily life. 

 "So that your daily life may win 
the respect of outsiders." 
1 Thessalonians 4:12

"Whoever says he abides in CHRIST, 
ought to walk and conduct himself 
in the same way in which HE walked 
and conducted HIMSELF." 1 John 2:6 

   
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GraceGems has published J.R. Miller's practical two page article, 
"The Problem of Christian Old Age".