Undeniable Evidence

Alabama Cotton Field

"If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come!" (2 Cor. 5:17)


           In October, snow-white fields...after fields...after fields of cotton can be found along the country roads of south Shelby County in Alabama - undeniable evidence that, months ago, cotton seeds were sown changing dirt to valuable crops.  
          Dr. Luke tells the story in Acts chapter 19 that when sorcerers believed Jesus was the Christ, they burned their magic books of incantations. The magicians' bonfire was undeniable evidence of changed lives.

           For all of us who claim to be Christian, I ask, "What is the undeniable evidence that we are in Christ? Have the old things passed away? Have new things come? Have our lives changed?"

"Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves. You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit...Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions." (Matt. 7:15-20)