Submission and Speak-ission

Friday-Saturday




SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men.
(Titus 3:1-2)

Two of what are probably the most difficult challenges for us as Christ followers is the command to willingly and quietly submit to those in authority over us, and the command to not speak evil of ANYONE.

What? You're kidding me, right? What could God possibly be thinking? Aren't there many people in authority that abuse their positions? Aren't there many in government that oppress the people? Aren't there many leaders that act like little Napoleons?

Aren't there many rules that don't make sense? Aren't there many laws and policies that aren't fair?

Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether to the king as supreme, or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men— (1 Peter 2:13-15)

Submit to EVERY Ordinance? Why all the talk about being peaceable? gentle? humility?

Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men. (Titus 3:1-8)

God assures us that however difficult the way is that He is asking us to walk, it is good and beneficial to us to walk it. BE CAREFUL TO DO WHAT GOD SAYS TO DO.

So let's post the scriptures, put them in our cars, work places, homes, and churches, to remind us of how we are to conduct ourselves, and let's humble ourselves enough to admit we can't do it in our own power, (some of us may even need to admit we don't want to do it), and let's ask God to enable us through the power of the Holy Spirit to conduct ourselves with Christ like grace, and be careful to be good witnesses.

Yours in Him,
Pastor B.