Radical Obedience

38 "You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth. 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. 40 And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. 41 If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. 42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

Matthew 5:38-42


If you call yourself a Christ follower and have genuinely committed the direction and control of your life to His Spirit who lives inside then when the world looks at the way that you live your life, they should see a radical change from the rest of the world. I have had the privilege of attending a customer meeting in Cancun the past few days. The activity was a golf tournament for the men and cooking classes for the ladies. Of course, I signed Paula up for the cooking class and participated in the golf, even though golf is not particularly my sport of choice. After losing my 12th ball or so from a wicked hook off the tee, one of the guys in my foursome made a comment that made the humiliation all worthwhile. He said, “you have got to be the most polite person that I have ever met, if I had a hook like that, instead of saying ‘shucks’, all of my ****ing clubs would be in that lake over there! You see, this time I got it right as the reflection of Christ to me was much more important than my golf skills. It was very cool later on in the evening when I heard the same quote and story repeated to me from a business associate who was not even a part of our foursome. The world around you is watching for something different about your life, they, from the innermost parts of their soul are longing to see and experience the love of Christ. Will they see Him today? Will you radically obey his call to put His purpose for you life above your own? Jesus will give you the strength to radically reflect his love today as you live your life for the King.