Sunday Reading: Psalm 85:11
Key Verse: Psalm 85:11
11 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from Heaven.
Devotion:
Well I suppose that we can now believe this weather in the UK because it has lasted for more than a couple of days – that is the sort of thing that people may well say about us and our ways rather than the weather. If we are to be an example to others then we have to be a constant example and not just a flash in the pan! And no matter how hard the world tries to bury Christians and the work that they do, we will make an example and we will continue to show God’s glory above all else!
There are times when we do get caught up in the world and during those times we are probably not the best Christian example that we can be, but when we come through those times we will find that we are stronger than we were because we learn from those mistakes. When we look at the world around us we have to remember that people make mistakes and we should not judge anyone for the mistakes that they are making – because we were there at some stage beforehand... It is hard not to pick at what others are doing when we disagree with what they do but we must remember that we should be doing what God has called us to do and to lift Him up before we dash others down. If we want to lift Christ up then we have to be in a position where we can lift Him up whilst others can see.
What good is it to light a candle and then hide it in a box? What good is it to switch a light on and cover it so that it cannot light up the room? We need to take Christ with us wherever we go and to make sure that we are ready to lift Him up whatever we are doing. If we shout down others one second and then lift up Christ another will people listen to us or will they be put off by what we said first? God has given us a task to do and that is to glorify Him – that means putting aside our own ways, faults, blame games and anything else that will hinder us to lift Him up at all times. The truth will always find a way and we must make sure that we do not hinder it.
Points to Ponder:
Do you lay the blame at others feet?
How much blame can God lay at yours?
Key Verse: Psalm 85:11
11 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from Heaven.
Devotion:
Well I suppose that we can now believe this weather in the UK because it has lasted for more than a couple of days – that is the sort of thing that people may well say about us and our ways rather than the weather. If we are to be an example to others then we have to be a constant example and not just a flash in the pan! And no matter how hard the world tries to bury Christians and the work that they do, we will make an example and we will continue to show God’s glory above all else!
There are times when we do get caught up in the world and during those times we are probably not the best Christian example that we can be, but when we come through those times we will find that we are stronger than we were because we learn from those mistakes. When we look at the world around us we have to remember that people make mistakes and we should not judge anyone for the mistakes that they are making – because we were there at some stage beforehand... It is hard not to pick at what others are doing when we disagree with what they do but we must remember that we should be doing what God has called us to do and to lift Him up before we dash others down. If we want to lift Christ up then we have to be in a position where we can lift Him up whilst others can see.
What good is it to light a candle and then hide it in a box? What good is it to switch a light on and cover it so that it cannot light up the room? We need to take Christ with us wherever we go and to make sure that we are ready to lift Him up whatever we are doing. If we shout down others one second and then lift up Christ another will people listen to us or will they be put off by what we said first? God has given us a task to do and that is to glorify Him – that means putting aside our own ways, faults, blame games and anything else that will hinder us to lift Him up at all times. The truth will always find a way and we must make sure that we do not hinder it.
Points to Ponder:
Do you lay the blame at others feet?
How much blame can God lay at yours?