Your righteous life will be a great testimony

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “The Great Adventure”

Our Bible verse for today: “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” 1 Peter 2:9 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “Your righteous life will be a great testimony”

In recent devotionals we have been considering how important it is for God’s people to act like God’s people. We must put feet to our faith, walk the talk, and live what we profess to believe. That conduct is exactly what Peter was calling for in 1 Peter 2:9. As the people of God we have been chosen to live holy and righteous lives as we serve others in the name of Jesus and proclaim His praises to a hurting and suffering world.

This is critical. As the people of God, we are to be noticeably different. Because we have a Biblical worldview and the fruit of the Holy Spirit in our lives, our attitude should be different from the attitude of people around us. Our standards should be different. People should be able to hear the difference in our words, see the difference in our actions, and experience the difference through their interactions with us.

It has often been said that people are more interested in what we do than in what we say. That’s true. Our actions have a greater impact than our words. And if our actions are not consistent with our words, if we profess to believe one thing but then act in a contradictory way, that will seriously damage our credibility as the people of God.

Your righteous life can be and should be a great testimony to an unbelieving world. Your character, your integrity, and your acts of compassion should all serve to draw people’s attention to our great God. I love the way the New Living Translation renders 1 Peter 2:9, “You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God.”

“As a result, you can show others the goodness of God.” In other words, people should see Jesus in us. In Acts 4:13 Luke records the time Peter and John were dragged before the Jewish Sanhedrin and told to explain themselves and their actions. Luke writes of the reaction of the Jewish leaders to what they saw and heard from Peter and John, “… they were amazed and recognized that they had been with Jesus.”

May that be true of us too. By our words and actions may others know that we belong to Jesus. If that is true of you, then your righteous life will be a great testimony.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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