Lead
or Be Led
Psalm 59:2 Deliver me from the workers of
iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against
me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
Although
we do not like to dwell on anything negative the world is not, and has never
been, a friend of grace. Every Christian
musician must be aware that he or she will either be a leader or they will by default
become the victim of some other leadership.
My wife and I were walking the
other day at Northgate Mall and a lady started walking with us. After some small talk my wife immediately
began to thank the Lord for His goodness to us.
The lady said that she had been raised a Baptist, but she was now a
“pagan”. I think she was without doubt
mixed up on her terminology, but I was impressed that my wife did not let her
dominate the conversation when it came to spiritual matters.
A Christian has the choice to let
non-Christians control the conversation or to lead by proclaiming the name of
Jesus even when it is not popular to take a stand. If a Christian continually keeps silent when
the name of God is reviled or made light of, that Christian’s faith becomes
damaged. So, stand up for Jesus, and
Satan will have to withdraw and Jesus your advocate will stand up for you!
Prayer for the Day
Heavenly
Father I want to thank You for helping me to not be intimidated by those who do
not love and serve You. Thank You for
giving me the strength to stand up for Your righteous and Holy name. I am asking You to keep delivering me from
the subtle influences of those who are “workers of iniquity”. Thank You for delivering me who “from those lie
in wait for my soul”. Help me to praise
Your name and to resist the false philosophies of this present world. These things I am praying in Your strong
name. Amen.
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