May 21 (Acts 16:21)
They advocate customs
that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept
or practice. (ESV)
The time is
coming and may in fact be here in some places when speaking the truth and
truths of God may be illegal. It already
breaks certain unwritten, social laws. What
will you do?
Paul had
commanded a demon to leave a slave girl, and her owners claimed damage to their
business and had Paul arrested. Don’t
focus on the demon or the issue of slavery.
Notice that business owners were claiming an act done in faithfulness to
and in the power of Jesus Christ was bad for them economically. Can you imagine the same thing being said
today? Of course you can. Increasingly it seems that living as a
follower of Christ is incompatible with work in schools, business, and
government. What will you do?
Paul did not
think. He did not weigh his decision or
ask for the input of friends. He turned
around and commanded the demon to leave the girl and was thrown into jail for
it. Yet because of that, a jailer and
his family were baptized into the family of God.
Father, give me the courage to be faithful. In my work, with my friends, and in my daily interactions with people, may I be the salt and light that Jesus wants me to be. In His name I pray. Amen.
Copyright © 2017 by Steven R. Perkins
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