“God’s gonna get you for that!”
Every time someone did something that Brenda thought was “unChristian” by her standards, she would wag her finger and repeat her warning that was known by everyone on campus. Ever since she arrived with her freshman class, and now about to graduate with honors, she served with distinction as the “campus conscience.”
Perhaps our lives would be more Christlike if we each had our own personal “conscience cop” - one who would sit on our shoulder or go before us and alert or warn us before we did something sinful. Most of us can quote Paul’s wise words about “no temptation without God’s spirit giving us a way out.” Most of us, however, think of that after we have “gone astray” or are overwhelmed by and submit to the temptation and then plead for “grace and mercy” because we are only “too human and still growing in Christ.” Unfortunately, that excuse works far to well!
Solomon knew the “peace that can come from a clean conscience.” No doubt he had a few “skeletons” in his closet, as we all do and wanted to share some of his “self-help” wisdom and insight on “worry-free” living. So he provides us with a warning that will work for all of us all of the time: “The righteous are as bold as a lion.”
The “key” is being righteous. Though easier said than done, we can free our minds from guilt and fear by living by and through the Word of God and in the power of Christ. We all have a past to remind us of Satan’s power. We also have “Christ in us” who can make us “bold as a lion.”
Prayer: Father, Your Word is available to us but will do no good until it is within us. Fill our lives with truths which enable us to be righteous and live free from sin. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Scripture For Today: Proverbs 28:1b The righteous are as bold as a lion.
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