Somebody’s Watching Us

Written by FAVORED1 on August 10, 2009 – 2:54 pm -

Monday, August 10, 2009

Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable.

Romans 12:17

Good Afternoon Beloved!

What a beautiful morning! It has been an unusually busy Monday around here. I had the opportunity to live out this morning’s offering for real! Being honorable… not rendering ‘evil for evil’. Sounds really easy and noble on paper, but when it grows legs and we’re walking with it… it can be an entirely different thing. Remember the song, “I always feel like somebody’s watching me”… well that is the truth. We are Christs’ Ambassadors and the world is watching us. My grandmother used to talk about the value in a name. Whether it is our family name, or those who ‘name the name of Christ’, our name or our reputation should concern us. We can’t control what people think, but we can control what we do. I had a conversation with one of the young ladies at our church yesterday. She used to work as a cashier in a well-known grocery chain store. While on her post at the ‘EXPRESS’ lane, a lady proceeded to load her groceries on the conveyor belt. Now, mind you, there were other people in line. To make matters worse, her companion brought another basket full of items and added them to the ladies’ order. These people completely ignored not only this sweet young ladies’ attempt to politely tell them they were in the wrong line, but they chose to ignore the other customers who tried to tell them the same. They were rude, disrespectful and arrogant. To make matters worse, one lady tried to engage this young lady in a conversation laced with God, told her to have a ‘blessed day’ and then reported her to management for not ‘smiling’. Needless to say, the whole episode left a bitter taste in my young friends mouth. Thankfully, she is already a person who knows and loves Jesus, but what if she wasn’t? How many folks have been turned completely off of the Gospel because of “Christians”. Not the ones who try to excuse their own short-comings by pointing their fingers, but those who have legitimate experiences. But, thank God … many people open their hearts and minds to the Gospel everyday because of a loving and faithful witness. One of my favorite gospel artists, Israel Houghton, often tells the testimony of his mother who was faced with an unplanned pregnancy. All of her circumstances led her to believe that abortion was her only option, but the words of a complete stranger, ignited something in her and we are blessed with a powerful and anointed man of God in the earth realm today. Lord help us to be examples of the Believer in word, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity (1 Timothy 4:12). We have been given to us everything we need pertaining to life and Godliness (2 Peter 1:3). With God ALL things are possible! …. and that Beloved is Good News!