Tuesday; January 31

Every so often, the news is filled with something that doesn’t seem fair. (Imagine that!?!) The situations I am referring to are those where people, often religious people, are accused of doing things they shouldn’t do. Even when the claims are true and sustainable, those of us who share a spiritual nature often complain that we aren’t getting fair treatment. After all, there are a lot of other people who do worse things and they are never called out for it. While there is some logic in this objection, we have to understand that as people who seek to set ourselves apart because of our beliefs and behavior we are expected to be better than those who don’t share our faith. No, being a Christian doesn’t make us any more valuable as a human being, but it does make us more responsible as a person. We have been blessed by the presence of the Spirit of God in our lives, so we have an obligation to live at a higher moral standard. Sure, I wish that when it came to negative news, we would be able to avoid the excessive criticism that comes with failure, but the truth of the matter is that we have it coming to us. When we hold ourselves out as believers, we had better act like them because the world will expect it of us.

When Jesus was setting the foundation for discipleship, He explained a parable by saying, “For everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.” (Luke 12:48). In essence, we have a responsibility to know better and act better.

Let’s live our lives up to the level of expectation. When we do what we know is the right thing to do, we’ll avoid most of the negative comments and can rest assured in our mission on earth.

Think About It!

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