THE ‘007' CHRISTIAN
Gary Waddell • Victory Ministries of Middle Tennessee • 2/5/2023
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16
Ian Fleming, a British author, journalist, and former naval intelligence officer, wrote over a dozen successful books about a fictional character named James Bond, which was his centerpiece. Bond was a ‘fictional’ government spy and secret agent for Britain whose code name was “007". He traveled around the globe under different personalities and had many job descriptions but few knew that he was a spy, with the exception of the enemy (which proved that he couldn’t fool everyone) In Fleming's books, so many that crossed paths with Bond didn’t know that he was actually a spy. James Bond, was just your normal, wealthy, dashing, well-dressed womanizer who drove expensive automobiles (tongue in cheek of course).
Many who make the claim of being “followers of Christ”, or “Christians”, live their lives daily without the world suspecting of Who they are or what they stand for. They blend into this world like a blade of grass on one’s lawn. Jesus told us to “let your light so shine before men” but sadly, many are “secret agents” or “007" Christians. It is difficult to be a ‘light’ when we put our “light under a bushel”. When we “received” Jesus (Jn 1:12) we ‘surrendered’ our lives to Him as He sealed the Holy Spirit (2 Cor 1:22) within each one of us. “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:” (Acts 1:8a).
Our service to the Lord is continual until we breathe our last breath on this earth. Matt 5:13 Jesus says, “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men”. We never want to lose our savor when it comes to the LORD. I can not find anywhere in the Bible when we “retire” from spreading the gospel. A true witness delivereth souls (Pro 14:25a) and we were chosen to be soldiers (2 Tim 2:4). We serve the greatest General in all of the universe, Jesus Christ. He gave us orders. “Preach the gospel to every living creature” (Mark 16:15). As soldiers we will do that. I pray that none of us are secret agents, or 007 Christians. And I pray none of us are 'sneaking around' and hiding under cloak and dagger as secret agents would, when it comes to spreading His Gospel.
Preach it Warriors!
Keep telling 'em about our Jesus.
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