Don’t Justify, Testify!
We live in a world which has its own standards for what it does, each relative but still as immoral. There is now even unreasonable justification for everything that is done as evident with the changing times. In this behaviour, we permit ourselves to become citizens of the world by virtue of its influence on us. The christian will not live in a vacuum where he/she is unaffected by the doings of the world, rather will be continually surrounded by the evils that men do. It can affect us in a variety of ways, either we succumb or we abstain or we do both. The latter is the trickiest because it is an indication of a wandering soul. To succumb to worldly pressures in public all the while convincing ones self of being untainted is a fallacy.In the same vein, returning to the Lord with justifications for said actions makes us less than able to live up to His standards.
Luke 16:15 (NIV)
He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts. What is highly valued among men is detestable in God’s sight.
God’s standards are clearly different from that of the world. We should never try to reconcile the two, light and darkness do not mix. If you are for the Lord, do as He pleases and stay away from “justifying yourselves in the eyes of men”. By doing so, you conform yourself to the acts of men and confine your person to this world. Rather, bring men to the Lord by testifying His goodness to them.
Stay Blessed,
F8ful Deviant
