Wednesday Reading: Psalms 25 1-5
Key Verse: Psalms 25 3
3 Yea, let none who wait on You be ashamed; let them be ashamed who sin without cause.
Devotion:
Being able to stand up and admit that you are a Christian is one thing, but consistently standing up for God in spite of all else that is going on around you is quite another thing. Throughout our bibles we see so many times when people were despised and rejected just because they lifted up God instead of lifting up man. Jesus Himself was despised and rejected by many because He dared to tell people the truth. When we stand up and tell others the truth we will be rejected as well, but if we give in to that rejection others will see that our hearts are not in God.
David continued to make sure that the people around Him knew that He had faith in God and that God was the one that needed to be lifted up and praised at all times. Yes there were times when he fell off the rails and did not act like a Christian should, but he also remembered during those times that God is merciful and would forgive him when he repented of the things that he did. It did not make him want to go out and sin but rather to remember God so that he would be less inclined to sin. If we do put our faith and trust in God then it should be that we put all our faith and trust in Him, not just when we do good or do bad, but always.
We need not be ashamed that we are Christians but rather instead tell everyone that we are Christians. Allow them to see that we are different and that we are this way because we have absolute faith in an Amazing, Powerful, Merciful and just plain Awesome God! People need to know when they do go against God’s wishes – we can show them that by keeping to God’s laws and keeping His commandments, showing others we believe and trust in our Saviour. It is not our job to blame others but rather to show them God’s ways – He will do the convicting, not us.
Points to Ponder:
Do you show others what you are like?
Do you show others what God is like?