Thursday Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:1-2
Key Verse: 2 Corinthians 4:2
2 But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the Word of God, but by the revelation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
Devotion:
For as long as God allows us to be alive and well on this earth we should be about His good works. It is not sufficient to say that we have done our share and that we now can rest because if we look at the life of Christ we find that He continued His work right up until He gave up His life on the cross. If we are willing to give up our time for God to be able to use us for His ministry then we will be blessed in being able to do exactly that. Does that sound a bit half hearted? Well if it does then just maybe you are being half hearted about what you do for God.
He has given us His Word so that we can take that with us wherever we go. He has given us opportunity and time to be able to do the things that matter. He has given us life on earth so that we can not just live but live for Him and to live abundantly for Him! It is not that we have to stand on the street corner and shout out God’s Word for all to hear – though that is excellent in itself, but that we should allow others to know that we work for God through the way we are and not just what we say. We need to be Christians and not just say that we are. We need to keep God’s Word and not just read it.
If we are going to try and tell people the truth and then not do that same truth then we are nothing but hypocrites and we will be seen as such by anyone who has half a brain cell. Don’t be fooled into believing that you can hide your actions from others because we cannot see everything that others are doing and we certainly do not know what others think. It may be easy to think that you have fooled others but all it will take is a split second for them to catch on to what you are actually doing – that split second will destroy a life-times worth of work. God wants us to be honest and to live our lives for Him because He has shown us the mercy up front already.
Points to Ponder:
How do you act?
Do you know in your heart that you have done right?
Key Verse: 2 Corinthians 4:2
2 But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the Word of God, but by the revelation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
Devotion:
For as long as God allows us to be alive and well on this earth we should be about His good works. It is not sufficient to say that we have done our share and that we now can rest because if we look at the life of Christ we find that He continued His work right up until He gave up His life on the cross. If we are willing to give up our time for God to be able to use us for His ministry then we will be blessed in being able to do exactly that. Does that sound a bit half hearted? Well if it does then just maybe you are being half hearted about what you do for God.
He has given us His Word so that we can take that with us wherever we go. He has given us opportunity and time to be able to do the things that matter. He has given us life on earth so that we can not just live but live for Him and to live abundantly for Him! It is not that we have to stand on the street corner and shout out God’s Word for all to hear – though that is excellent in itself, but that we should allow others to know that we work for God through the way we are and not just what we say. We need to be Christians and not just say that we are. We need to keep God’s Word and not just read it.
If we are going to try and tell people the truth and then not do that same truth then we are nothing but hypocrites and we will be seen as such by anyone who has half a brain cell. Don’t be fooled into believing that you can hide your actions from others because we cannot see everything that others are doing and we certainly do not know what others think. It may be easy to think that you have fooled others but all it will take is a split second for them to catch on to what you are actually doing – that split second will destroy a life-times worth of work. God wants us to be honest and to live our lives for Him because He has shown us the mercy up front already.
Points to Ponder:
How do you act?
Do you know in your heart that you have done right?