SOMEONE
IS WATCHING!
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
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