Todays Devotion is a powerful Message needed in Every believers life.
“Sometimes we have
no choice about our relationships-- a child cannot select his own father or the
parent his son. But when God does allow us freedom to choose, He expects a wise
choice every time.
Select spiritual
masters. Be careful to show your holiness in the authority you put yourself
under. First, find out if the air inside the doors is as healthful for your
soul as it is for your body outside. Will you voluntarily submit to ungodly
men? It is hard enough to serve two masters even when both have similar
personalities; but it is impossible to serve a holy God and an ungodly man and
please them both.
If you are already
under the roof of wicked authorities, though, do not forget your responsibility
to them even if they forget about God altogether. Your faithfulness might cause
them to seek God for your sake as Nebuchadnezzar did for Daniel's. Besides,
sinners would undoubtedly take the ways of God more seriously if there were
more beauty upon Christians' lives to invite them into the kingdom.
We are more likely
to choose a book if the print is attractive and clear and to ignore one with
dull or tiny lettering. How often do employers throw away all thoughts of
Christianity because their Christian employees turn in performance of pride and
carelessness? The natural conclusion inevitably follows: "Is this what
comes of your belief? Well, God keep me from such a religion!" Christian,
your blameless behavior is the best way for ungodly or carnal employers to see
the ways of God.
But let me add a practical suggestion-- maybe you are doing
everything you can to bring God's truth into that place but the soil is so hard
and old that there is no visible hope of planting for Him there. Then it is
high time to think about transplanting yourself; for if the field is too bad
for you to sow Christianity in, it cannot be very good for you to grow in
either.”
Quoted material from, ”The Christian in Complete
Armour Daily Readings in Spiritual Warfare” by Gurnall and James S Bell.
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