Psalm 1
"A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is deceitful."
(PROVERBS 14:25)
"You're a Christian?" Those words nearly knocked me to my knees. You see, I had been a believer in Jesus for seven years when a co-worker in the prison cabinet shop asked me this. How could he not know that I was a Christian? I had taught Bible studies, evangelized out on the yard, volunteered in the chapel, etc. Didn't he see who I was? But then I gave it some thought.
In the cabinet shop, I was trying to live a double life. I wanted to fit in and be liked, so I acted like everyone else. I gave the warning signals when an officer was walking through the shop. I stood lookout while men smuggled their contraband jewelry boxes out to the yard. Were these things I should do if I were claiming the name of Christ in my life?
This conversation made me realize that I wasn't being a truthful witness for Jesus. I had to repent and begin walking the walk instead of just talking the talk. It was amazing to see just how much I was able to talk to people about Christ when they saw me actually living for Him.
INSIGHT
AS CHRISTIANS, OUR LIVES SHOULD BE REMARKABLY DIFFERENT THAN THE WORLD.
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
Exodus 35-36
Psalm 43
Luke 7
Psalm 1
1 Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers.
4 Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
MOVING WITH COMPASSION [PART 2]
with Susan Munsey
She found herself trapped in the world of human trafficking. After being rescued and rehabilitated, she started an organization to help girls like her find their way out of the darkness.
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