WHAT GIVES YOU AWAY?

Matt 26:73
73 A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, "Surely you too are one of them; for even the way you talk gives you away." NASU
** What gives you away? I mean, do people know you are a follower of Christ? How? How do they know it? Do you have to wear Christian Tshirts to tell them or do you have to put a bumpersticker on your car for them to recognize you? What is it that gives you away to others that you are a true follower of Jesus Christ? Peter was recognized by the way he talked. Even when Peter was in the middle of denying Jesus, his speech gave him away. Isn’t it strange that either try too hard for others to know that they are Christians or they hide the fact very well? And often times those who have neon signs flashing showing the fact that they are Christians are usually the ones who fall flat on their faces with hidden sins that come out. Maybe that’s why so many Christians hide the fact that they are Christians….. because they feel they can’t be constant in their walk with Jesus. We’ve got to start somewhere…. We will all fall into sin sooner or later. Some more than others but we all will fall. So what is the answer? Being accepted by Christ rather than man when we fall and being prepared so we won’t fall as much and often because we walk closely to the Father. Wow, so much to write and not enough time or page to finish…. Let us be found guilty in our action and voice in people finding out that we too are followers of Jesus Christ.