I HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL

I HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL

II Cor. 6:7 We have faithfully preached the truth, God’s power has been working in us. We have righteousness as our weapon, both to attack and to defend ourselves.  NLT

       It should be the testimony of every believer that he has faithfully preached the Word and that God’s power is working in him.  We do not need to be a preacher in order to preach the Word.  We preach a sermon every day by the way we live and talk.  We are being watched by those who know that we claim to be a believer.  Whether we realize it or not, we are making impressions on others daily for Christ, whether it is for good or bad. 

       It should be our constant prayer that we are good witnesses for Christ.  It should concern us enough that we are consciously aware of the life we are living.  We should be faithfully on our knees seeking the Lord’s help so that we can live godly lives before man.

     There should be no doubt whatsoever to us or others that we are driven by the power of God.  We can do nothing or be anything like Christ without God helping us.  He should be the one who is seen and gets the glory.

      Righteousness is our means whereby we impact the world for Christ.  Our only real way to get others to pay attention to what we say is to live godly lives.  The more like Christ we live, the more of a difference we will have in others’ lives.  Righteousness gives us a leg to stand on.  People may refute the Gospel message, but they have no defense for what it does in us.  Changed lives cannot be denied, even by the most skeptical of people. 

     Righteous living is our strongest defense when we are under attack by Satan.  When we know that we are living rightly before God, Satan can say whatever he wants to in order to accuse us and cause us to doubt our standing with God, but when we are living humbly and obediently before God, we know that all is well.  There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.