How is your walk, your work, your speaking, and your taking?

The word of God says that we must walk uprightly and work righteousness, that is, we must have a righteous action in all that we do.

The word of God goes on to say that we must speak the truth and that we must not take up an offense of another person or believe something shameful about them.

Backbiting, gossiping and evil speaking are probably three of the most hideous 'socially acceptable' sins within the church of Jesus Christ.

While these sins are repugnant to God, they are among those that many Christians would classify as 'no big deal', or 'not that bad'. There are many Christians that would go as far as trying to justify their backbiting and evil speaking.

We wouldn't think to justify lying, yet we come up with all sorts of 'situation ethics' that would justify our speaking evil of others. Sometimes it's even couched in spiritual jargon, such as "So and so really has a bad problem and we need to pray for them."

What does the word of God say?

LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill? He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart; He who does not backbite with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend; In whose eyes a vile person is despised, But he honors those who fear the LORD; He who swears to his own hurt and does not change; He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
(Psalms 15:1-5)

People who have a healthy walk with the Lord are not moved by the storms of life as they have their lives built upon the rock of Jesus Christ.

Yours in Him,
Pastor B.