Adornment
Not purloining, but
shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour
in all things.” (Titus 2:10)
Today’s Morsel: As Abraham
Lincoln stated, “You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you
can’t fool all the people all the time.” One of the things about inward
and outward holiness is that what is on the inside will manifest itself on the
outside. And what is usually seen outward is what is within. Paul
told Titus that he should teach things that become sound doctrine, that the
people may adorn themselves with the doctrine of God in all things (emphasis
mine). If you are not wearing the doctrine of Christ, then who is going
to believe that you are a Christian? Paul told the church at Colossi, “Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of
mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one
another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even
as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put
on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.” (Colossians 3:12-14) If we are not wearing the gospel then we probably are
not making an impact in the lives of others, nor are we making it more
beautiful than what it is. When we are saved, it becomes the duty of
every born-again believer to present the gospel through their lives, that
others may see their good works and glorify their Father in heaven. What
do you have on today?
Sing: He gave me beauty for ashes, the
oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness,
that we might be trees of righteousness, the planted of the Lord that He might
be glorified.
Thought For Today: How beautiful
is the gospel in your life? (Parker)
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