23 Aug 2014Others Are Watching YouIn everything set them an example. Titus 2:7Smoke rose over a neighbourhood where 18 people died and 850 had been arrested in street riots. Jon Walker said: My dad, a special investigator for a government agency, sat with me watching the violence on TV. In a matter-of-fact manner he said, Thats exactly where Im scheduled to be today...I said, Why go?...Tell them you cant come...reschedule...He looked at me and said, Why wouldnt I go? Its my job. Walker continues, It was an Aha moment for me...of course hed go. Hed made a commitment... to be where he was supposed to be regardless of circumstances. The same way he flew Cold War reconnaissance missions...the same way he took pictures showing Cuban missile sites being assembled...the same way he stood with me day in and day out throughout his life. In that moment I grasped the example. I understood the importance of remaining committed, regardless of the difficulty or how unreasonable it might seem...My dad spoke more by what he did than by what he said...his example became the story of God at work in a human life. Question: What would happen if people followed your example instead of your advice when it comes to your work ethic, your online computer use, your integrity in business, and how you treat your family? Be honest! Paul challenges each of us to be an example...in word...conduct...love...spirit...faith...purity (1Timothy 4:12 NKJV). He told Titus, In everything set them an example by doing what is good...show integrity. If you think that sounds like a tall order-youre right. But His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3 NIV).Bible in a Year: 1 Chron 10:1-12:22; Luke 17:11-19; Ps 119:129-136; Pr 18:21;
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 06:57:21 +0000
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