Character

I've been reading a lot recently, everything from my Bible, to true stories, to fiction to Internet blogs and posts. I just read Into the Deep- a true story about a man whose wife and 4 children were swept away in a flood waters. I marvelled at the grace and strength he showed during that time but yet I know that his strength came from God not from Himself. Over and over God gave him the words to say and the grace and strength to represent Him.

What a shining example of what real Christian faith is! I cannot begin to imagine all the things he went through but I can see and understand how God's grace sustained him over and over.

I've also been reading in Mark and saw how the Pharisees sought to destroy Jesus, yet they did it in subtle ways, both moving behind his back or trying to cause those around him question and doubt him.

What a vast difference in character! Yet every day we see the same things. Today it has become to common to be 'nameless and faceless' when you say something, there is no accountability. Without accountability, the lines between right and wrong quickly blur! It is easy to justify things we do while condemning things others do that may or may not be more wrong that what we are doing.

But we are accountable, even when in this life we don't see the accountability standard, it is there. God has said He will judge and we know that His judgment is fair, just, and without fault. When He says something is wrong, it is. Truth is not relative even though you may hear that often. Truth is TRUTH! Anything that is not TRUTH is from satan. We can color it up or try to justify it but Jesus is Truth and satan is falsehood and deception.

If you have to wonder about something you are doing put it to the ultimate test- place it against Jesus' standard. If it meets the standard, you are on track but if it doesn't, then you must seek forgiveness, guidance and direction.

We can find any number of excuses for the way we act or the things we say but in reality- it is either Truth or it is not. If today was your last day and this was the last thing you would do, how do your actions measure up on this scale?