NEVER OFF DUTY!

NEVER OFF DUTY!

Matt 5:16

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

          Someone is always watching our lives and evaluating the nature and strength of our Christian testimony. Some are watching us for a reason to believe. Others are watching us to discover a reason to mock. Both will be successful in time.

          Forty years ago it was said of our college president that he would mow his grass in a suit and tie! Someone might be watching and he did not want to appear sloppily dressed. He always drove a new car but that car was a Nash Rambler. We smile at this but his reasoning has its foundation in our scripture today. Someone is always watching. We are never off duty.

          Christians can’t live like “normal” people without a care or concern for the opinions of others because the consequences of a failed witness are too horrible to consider. We are being evaluated by two important things; everything we say and everything we do! What if some soul should observe us in our inconsistency and turn away from God. That soul will face condemnation but we will be liable for our failure. This is a pretty heavy weight to carry because no one can live in perfection in this life. The goal of our thoughts, words and actions should be “to glorify our Father which is in heaven.”

Dear Lord, today I will be observed by someone who is hoping to glimpse a bit of heaven in me. Let me not fail to glorify you. AMEN