Christianity 24/7/365
Acts 2:46“And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,”
It is no wonder that God blessed the early church in a tremendous way. When studying the Book of Acts, you see that Christianity was not a once a week act; rather, Christianity was 24/7/365. These people took serving the LORD seriously. They understood that Christianity was a way of life, and not a penance that must be paid on a weekly basis.
Two words are important in understanding the success of these Christians. The two words are “daily” and “continually.” You see that these Christians didn’t think that Christianity was only for Sunday morning and night. Daily and continually they served others, praised God, led people to Christ, preached and taught the Word of God, and walked with God in the Scriptures and prayer. These things were not just a once a week action, but they were a daily action that they continually performed. This is why the early church saw such great growth. This is why the early church saw the power of God perform such miraculous actions. This is why the early church saw people saved in abundance. To them, Christianity was a way of life. To them, Christianity was something that was to be done 24/7/365.
If you want to see God do miraculous things in your life, then Christianity is going to have to become a way of life. You will never see God doing great things in your life when Sunday is the only day that is the LORD’s day. Christianity is not one and done. We have seen so much Hollywood and television Christianity that is a performance that we forget that true Christianity is to be lived 24/7/365. When a person makes Christianity their way of life they live 24/7/365, that is when God begins to do great things through their life.
One may wonder why we don’t see great Christians like those of the past. My answer to that would be that Christians in the past understood that the Christian life was their life. They were not part-time Christians, but they were full-time Christians. They didn’t have a full-time career and served God part-time, rather, they served God full-time and had a part-time career. Their job was a necessary part of life to pay the bills so they could serve God in a greater manner. They didn’t put God on the back burner and bring Him out every Sunday; rather, every day and in every place God was their life. On the job they talked about Christ. Every morning they spent time reading the Scriptures and talking to God in prayer. Every day they praised God in the public arena. They witnessed to every person with whom they came in contact. Every need a person had they saw as an opportunity to be a help to someone. The Christians of the past realized that Christianity was to be lived 24/7/365.
Let me ask you, are you living Christianity 24/7/365? Is Christianity a way of life to you? Let me challenge you to make the Christian life your way of life. Let me challenge you not to put God in a box and bring Him out on the weekends. If you really want God to use you in a great way, then you are going to have to serve God 24/7/365.