All Eyes On Me! (They're Watching You Too)

This morning my heart is a bit grieved. I did my daily round of blog hopping to catch up on the latest news for the day. Folks, there's a lot of negativity going on in the Christian camp. From pastors getting DUIs to gospel singers wearing lingerie in their music videos to young women deciding that they can participate in pre-marital sex without guilt because God's love is not based on their performance. I won't even get into the pastors coming out as homosexuals and sanctioning it as okay or others stating that the Bible is merely a metaphor and not entirely true. I am appalled and concerned.

There is an entire world out there that is already skeptical of religion and faith in the unseen. Our only witness to the greatness of God's love is how we act within this world. We claim we are different, set apart, destined for heaven's gates. Yet when they look at our lives, can they truly see what makes us any different from them? What really would compel them to be like us?

Even more troubling is the thought of Christians embracing sinful behavior while continuing to confess Christ. How can good and bad fruit come from the same tree?

Our witness is on display every day. People watch what we say, how we act, and where we go. Their eyes and ears are alert to the promises we make, attitudes we catch, selfishness we exhibit, and thoughtlessness we show. They hear us praise God in the morning and curse out our neighbor in the afternoon. They see us trek to the club on Friday night and then sing in the choir stand on Sunday. What are we doing?!

This world is crying out for deliverance, but they will turn a deaf ear to Christ if we continue to blend in, compromise, and blatantly participate in sin. We have to do better saints. The world is watching.

Verse of the Day: Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. Matthew 12:33