A true representative of a good family will do everything possible to protect the name of that family. Therefore, if you are a worthy child of God, you will do all you can to honour God's name, and you will never bring it into disrepute. Honouring God's name goes beyond lip service ;God expects you to prove that you honour him through your actions. In 1 Samuel 17:1-51,David was angry that an uncircumcised philistine could boldly insult the God of Israel, and yet nobody could do anything about it. He therefore took up the challenge of defending God's name. What have you done to defend or honour God's name? In what way has your nation, state, community or even your workplace recognised the Lordship and greatness of God above all other gods because of your presence there? The patriarchs of old were not ashamed to stand for this same God, even at the cost of their lives. But how is it with you today? Are you even ashamed to publicly associate yourself with Jesus Christ, so that your peers and superiors will not look down on you? So if you truly hallow God's name, then under no circumstances would you defile that name. When someone looks at you and say, "how could you do this? And you call yourself a child of God! "Those words will go through you like a hot iron if your conscience is alive. If those words were spoken to you because you truly did err from the faith, you would feel pain in your heart, become miserable and feel ashamed of yourself. If indeed your conscience is alive, in such a moment, you would see yourself as a wretched sinner and immediately run to the cross of calvary for mercy and forgiveness. If your conscience is however dead, you may not feel a thing and just move on as if nothing ever happened. Is your conscience still alive? Does it warn you before you do any evil? Does it prick you when you sin? In 2 Samuel 11,David and Bathsheba fell into the sin of adultery. But by the time Nathan confronted David over this evil act, he felt horrible. He was broken and in pain. God told him that his actions had brought shame and disgrace to his name. But David genuinely repented, and God forgave him. At what stage do you realise you have sinned, and what is your response to this realisation?
In conclusion, any decision you take in life, always think twice about it.
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