If we are preaching truth today, do we actually live by that truth? Do we seek the unity in which we so fervently believe others should seek? Do we forgive as we have been forgiven? Are we as gracious to others as God is to us? Do we speak to people how we wish to be spoken to? Do we treat others like we wish to be treated? As we understand our need for His amazing grace, do we extend the same grace to others?
The easiest way to become religious and ungodly at the same time is to focus on what God has done for each of us, while ignoring the needs of others. The day is long gone when the world was converted by three lessons on, “What Must I Do to Be Saved?” and fifteen stanzas of, “Just As I Am.” The world must see the Word of God come to life in those who claim to have their lives focused on God. The world is acutely aware of our problem of not practicing what we preach.
Erick Bouwmeester
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