This is a quote from a missionary from Senegal, Africa who spoke at Genesis a couple week ago. It really touched and motivated me to be real in my faith:
Luke-warm Christianity acts as a vaccine to the true Way of Christ.
Most of you probably know what a vaccine is, but I'll explain quickly just to make sure you can fully understand the impact of this statement. A vaccine is the shot you get with a dead version of the bacteria or germ you are hoping to prevent yourself from getting. The dead version doesn't make you sick, but it gives your body a way to identify the real version of the germ if it gets into your system later. Your body can recognize that version based on the dead version it knows, and it works to expel the real version from your system before you can get sick. Now think of faith as the "sickness" and our lives, our versions of Christian living, as the vaccine or the real thing. Which one are you spreading?
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