TUESDAY OCTOBER 22
“Hold
fast what is good.” 1 Th 5:21 NKJV
ALWAYS
DO WHAT’S RIGHT
Someone wrote: “Today we mourn the passing of an old
friend—common sense. He devoted his service to schools, hospitals and churches;
he got jobs done without fanfare and foolishness. For decades, silly rules and
frivolous lawsuits didn’t affect him. He cultivated practices like sharing with
others, teaching kids spiritual values, and living within your means. He
survived the Industrial Revolution and the Great Depression. But he couldn’t
withstand the ravages of declining moral spiritual values. He watched as
leaders became corrupt and good people became apathetic. He saw the Ten
Commandments outlawed in public buildings, prayer banned from the classroom,
and criminals enjoying more rights than their victims. He watched in despair as
teachers who needed parental consent to administer an aspirin, couldn’t tell a
parent their child wanted an abortion. Common sense was predeceased by truth,
trust and responsibility. His funeral wasn’t well attended; few realized he had
gone!” In a recent Gallup Poll, 50 percent of those interviewed said they
believe there are “no absolutes” when it comes to good and evil. Look around
you and you’ll see the results of that kind of thinking! But God doesn’t share
their opinion. His Word says, “Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain
from every form of evil” (vv. 21-22 NKJV). God told Israel not to remove the
ancient boundary markers. God establishes boundaries for our protection,
blessings and guidance (See Pr 22:28). So stand up for what’s right and don’t
fear criticism. Darkness has never been a friend of light, or wrong a companion
of right. Nevertheless, walk in the light and always do right.
Taken
from the Word for you Today Devotional.
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