In God We Trust - II

Just in case...just in case, I was misunderstood in yesterday's Victory Call, I want to make plain and clear today what I am NOT saying.

I am not saying that we ever be silent in the face of injustice and wrongdoing. Nor should we ever stand by and allow evil to prevail when there is something we can do about it. There are plenty of voices, strong Christian and secular voices standing up, speaking up and out so that their voices might be heard in all possible places and times that there are ears to hear.

With a loud AMEN I thank God for these men and women. I am grateful to them for giving me insight, knowledge and understand about the issues of our times which are having a gross impact, at all levels, upon the culture we live in.

Neither am I saying that we should not talk about the issues of our present time once we are informed about them.

What I am encouraging us to do as clearly as possible is to never, ever forget who we represent. We are never to be less than Christ Himself would be in the face of opposition. Let's look at it biblically shall we?

In Colossians 4:5-6 we read: Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. Ephesians 4:25-27

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 4:29-32

One image which so clearly comes to mind is that of some in the fight for the lives of the unborn, who are shown in full vent of their emotions, spewing hateful and ugly words at those who are going in and out of an abortion clinics...all in the name of Christ.

I praise God that the opposite is true as well. There are many of us in the fight for life who stand firm against the evil of abortion without doing harm to the testimony of Christ in their lives and without malice or slander or any such thing.

May it be said of us that we were known by our love and our passion for Christ; that we fought the good fight, ruled by peace to the glory and honor of Christ, our risen Redeemer and Lord.

Stephanie