Haven't I seen you somewhere before?

Tuesday December 27th, Titus 3: 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. As you are cleaning up the road (see Monday’s post) remember that it is in response to what God has already done for us through the life, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have been made the children of God. Not by our doing, not by following some orthodoxy, law, formula or political philosophy. We are the children of God because when God looks at us what God sees is the presence of Christ. We in turn, when we look into the face of others are asked, as the children of God, to do the same and see in them the presence of Christ. In Matthew 25 when those on the right wondered when they did all these things in which the Lord was pleased, they didn’t realize they were doing them because in their minds, they were just responding to the presence of Christ in others. As you go into your world this day, respond to the presence of Christ in others and let the world see the presence of Christ in you in the process.