Take a Stand
“For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.”- I Peter 2:15-16 NIV
This past week I had a go around with a friend on FaceBook, talking about our different political opinions. This verse is today’s verse on www.BibleGateway.com. I didn’t choose it so I am in no way implying because we have different opinions he is foolish or talks ignorantly. In fact, on the contrary. He does a lot a investigation and has strong reasons why he feels as he does. They just happen to be different from how I feel or believe. Why I even bring this up is it has challenged me to think hard this week about what I believe and why I believe and be willing to take a stand. Could I defend my beliefs as strongly as my friend? No, sadly I probably could not. It has also made me realize that we as Christians are often intimidated by those who oppose our beliefs, don’t back down from their own and who are very strong or out spoken about their beliefs. We live in an awesome country. We just celebrated Veteran’s Day. The price paid by those who have served and are serving in our military gives us the freedom to have different opinions. I am thankful for that.
MAKE IT REAL – Know what you believe, be willing to stand up for it and be sure what you believe lines up with the Word of God and its principles. It doesn’t matter what I say or what our politicians say, only what God says.
Kudos! So often, we take a stand on something based on our on personal opinions without going to the Word of God and digging deep to see if God has given us specific principles that address that issue. Sort of like the Constitution. It’s not the Word of God, but it is based on principles from the Word of GOd.
Thanks for reminding us to know what and why we believe what we do and for encouraging us to boldly take a stand on the Truth.