Luke 12:1-12: In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops. 4 “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. 8 “And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God, 9 but the one who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. 10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 11 And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”
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Application To Consider
At times if we are honest we all struggle with this double life mind set. This idea that there are things for public life, and things done in private, and we often do not realize that God sees it all, and knows it all. Or maybe we do know that we just ignore it. What is true though is that there is no separation in out lives. There are not Christian things and everything else. If we are Christian then everything we do is Christian, and everything we do represents Christ. Our task with the power of the Spirit is to represent him well.
- What areas of life would you be able to identify as double minded. Where knowingly or maybe even unknowingly you have kind of treat these things as separate from your faith?
- Are you willing to give those things to God?
- What is the first thought that comes to your mind when you think about standing before God and Him asking you about your life?
- Trust in God, and the Holy Spirit to empower you to live a life in the light, to help shape you to be life Christ. Tear down the walls in your mind and allow God to do what he does best… Use us even in our brokenness.