Despite one’s political leanings, and in the light of the newly instituted Department of Government Efficiency, aka, DOGE, everyone is in anticipation of waiting to find what is at the end of the paths of “following the money”!  However, when extracting this notion, we find the Biblical application of this in Matthew 6:21, “For wherever your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”

If you want to know where someone is putting their time and energy, just follow their passion. The simple human fact is, we are what we follow! We are known by what we follow.

Acts 11:26, “{When Barnabus found Paul, Barnabus brought Paul} to Antioch. And it happened that for an entire year they met with the church and taught a considerable crowd. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.”

A true “disciple” is a personal follower and pursuer of the Lord Jesus Christ. Well, this begs the question, How does anyone know you are a Christian?

In Mathew 7:20, Jesus tells us the difference between a true Christian and a fake one when He said, “Therefore, by their fruits you will know them.” Then later Paul identifies the real fruit of the real Christian in Galatians 5:22-23, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” – But that is not all!!  Paul narrows this list of nine fruit to just three in I Corinthians 13:13, “Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love.” – But there’s more!! Then, Paul immediately adds, “But the greatest of these is love.”

Jesus said in John 13:35, “By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

As a Christian, God has chosen you! You must choose God! You must continue to chase in love. Jesus said in John 15:9, “…continue in My love…”

That is how others will know you are a Christian!

May we in the power of the Holy Spirit, follow the Lordship of Jesus Christ!

Amen.