Legit

Legit. 2 legit. 2 legit 2 quit.

MC Hammer brought us such a relevant truth in the word legit. It has become a highly popular word used in today's culture & is our standard for something or someone that is real & authentic. When we think of legit, we often think of someone completely real. Completely sold out. 100% authentic.

But when we look at ourselves as Christians, are we legit? Are we for real? Are we authentic? 100% sold out?

Often, we get the wrong idea thinking we're legit. We think we're real because we were raised in a Christian home. Because we have good morals, make good decisions & treat people right. Or maybe because we go to church. And even believe in God & Jesus.

Bu those things don't make us legit. It's WAY more than that. Granted those things are how we should be living & what we should be doing, but to become truly legit, we must truly become LIKE Jesus. Become His disciple.

From the start, we were made to be like Him. Genesis 1:26 tells us we were created in God's image & likeness. And then Ephesians 4 calls us to renew ourselves in becoming like Him once again. So, from the very beginning, we were made to be like Jesus.

And once we realize being legit means becoming like Jesus, we take on the role of becoming His disciple. And being His disciple calls for us to:

1. Live in God's Word. In John 8:31, Jesus tell us we are truly His disciples if we hold to His teaching. We are truly disciples if we follow what He tells us & obey His commands. 1 John 5 tells us that loving God is obeying Him. 
2. Loves Others. Jesus tells us in John 13 that "all men will know you are my disciples if you love one another." Loving each other is huge. Love God. Love others. 
3. Show It. John 15 challenges us to produce fruit in order to show we are disciples of Jesus. It should be completely evident to this world & all people that we belong to Jesus by what's produced in our life. By our words. Actions. The way we live. It must be evident. 

So why? Why must we be legit? Why is it so necessary to be real & authentic as followers of Jesus? Because we are called to be a light in this dark world we live in. Philippians 2:15 challenges to be authentic "so that you may become blameless & pure, children of God without fault in a crooked & depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe." We are called to show & share the light of Christ to this dark & sinful world. 

Nobody wants to follow something fake. Nobody wants to believe in something that's not real. If we're not real as Christians, who will want to follow us to Jesus? How will we lead others to Him if we're not legit ourselves?

Be real. Be authentic. Be legit. 2 legit. 2 legit 2 quit. 

JV