The Visible Ones

1 Peter 2:12 Live such good lives among the pagans, that though they
accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify
God on the day he visits us.

As we are called to live supernatural lives we realize it is
daunting!! We know we can't truly live up to it. We are commanded
to have a kind of righteousness that exceeds human expectations.
We are to be clearly distinguishable from the world we live in,
yet we are not taken out of it!!! We have no choice but to live
in it. In this time culture and customs pressure us and temptations
wage war against us. The identity of the Holy Ones of God seems
awfully farfetched sometimes...As it is assuaulted daily.


None the less God expects us to do as we were commissioned. Jesus
emphasized to his disciples that they were salt and light in this
world, letting thier good deeds be seen. In this scripture notated
above Peter reiterates the importance of living the kind of life that
will prompt unbelievers to glorify God when they see him.


For us there is only one way to do that and we must be adamant in
our resistance to the currents of this world. If we isolate ourselves
from sinful neighborhoods and difficult situations, we have failed this
command!!If we live in the midst of corrupt cultures and let them rub
off on us, we have also failed this command. There is only one option
for us: We have to live in hostile territory; and we have to live
contrary to it!!

** The question is how are you doing that? Do you tend to isolate
yourself from secular influences or ungodly people? If so, you can't
be the witness God wants you to be. On the other hand do you let the
world influence you to the point that there is no distinction between
you and your surroundings? Then you aren't the witness God wants
you to be. Seek a balance. Don't avoid your world, and don't
succumb to it. LIVE for HIS glory where you are!!!***



This Note has been inspired by the Indeed Devotional

Mar/April 2010 edition

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