Tuesday; June 23

          Have you noticed how easy it is to tell people what to do?  In all honesty, it isn’t all that difficult to understand what we should be doing to be lawful – and even to be moral and spiritual – nor is it very difficult to express to people what they should be doing.  At times, we can even conjure up the strength to tell people that their own personal actions and beliefs are mislead (if not just flat out wrong).  Oh, and by the way, this has become even easier through social media because we can critique them without even having to face them.  The problem isn’t knowing what to do, it is doing what we are supposed to be doing.  While it pretty easy to have information, it becomes much more difficult to put it into practice. 

          I believe that, as Christians, we have a responsibility to help others improve their lives, but this begins with showing them how they are supposed to live.  Words of instruction can be vain without an example of how things are supposed to be done.  Living by the credo, “Do what I say, not what I do” is catchy; however, it is neither effective nor proper. 

          As the early Christian church was growing and developing, they had at their disposal the right words delivered by Jesus, the apostles and other inspired writers and teachers, but they also needed something else – purity.  Just as they were taught to talk the talk, they were required to walk the walk when they were told, “Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.” (James 4:17). 

Let’s stand firm in our teachings, but let’s also make it a point to show people what to do, not just say it.

          Think About It!