Our Christian Character

 What do people think of Christians today by what they see us doing and hear us saying? I am afraid that many people have a negative image of believers, and thus a negative image of Christ. We must be very careful to display genuine Christian character to everyone around us all the time. So what does that entail? Paul gave us a good start in his letter to his son in the ministry, Titus. (Titus 3:1-2) I pray that we will all use this list of qualities to do a personal inventory of our lives. If there are any problems which we see, let's confess them and repent, so we won't bring a bad image to our Lord.

As believers, we must respect the government, since we know it was ordained by God. If we bad mouth the government officials, we are judging them in a bad way. Yes, we can disagree with policies and laws, but we have to do it in a respectful way. Also, we must be law-abiding citizens. That shows our respect for the government and God's order. Christians should always be ready to lend a helping hand to whoever is in need. This shows the love of Christ and our care for all people. We should not make insults against people or fight with others. Both of those things are the opposite of godly love. In fact, we should be known as bighearted and courteous people. How did you do with taking your personal inventory? I believe if we all did these things consistently, many more people would see Jesus in us and come to Him as their Lord and Savior. Let's do it and see what God does.

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Tomorrow, I intend to read Philemon and Hebrews 1-3.