Monday, January 6, 2014

Do Not Smear the Truth

Jesus is the King of kings, The Lord of lords (1 Timothy 6:15).  His name is above all names (Ephesians 1:20-23).  All things are submitted under his feet ( Ephesians 1:20-23; Hebrews 2:7-9, 10:11-14).  We may not be able to understand that yet, because the final results may be hidden from our particular viewpoint.  But our blindness does not change the truth.

From our disadvantaged point we are sometimes tempted to handle things according to our advantage, even if it colors the facts.  Our job is not to make ourselves look righteous.  It is to be righteous (1 Timothy 6:14).  If we are wrong, we must admit it.  If we are right and it looks bad, we stand firm.

These are not easy tasks.  But we do not do them in our own power.  We stand firm in the strength of the Lord (Ephesians 6:13; Philippians 4:13).  We do not stand for ourselves.  We stand for Christ.