In this day and age, one of the hardest things to do is live. Living for convictions, standards, and morals is a difficult thing. It's not easy to tell your loved ones no: No we can't wear clothes like that, no we can't watch that TV show, no we don't listen to that kind of music, no we do not celebrate that, no we can't watch that movie... But that's what Christians are called to do. How often do we placate to our children, and show less of Christ and spread the myths and images of Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny? Do we celebrate the evils of Halloween, look away and say it's only good fun? Do we dress just like, act just like, and subsequently look just like non-believers. We are called to be different, we are called to be the standard by which sinners can see the holiness, power, and love of Christ. If we look just like the world, then why should the world want Christ? We have to be a standard. A "standard" in the bible is a banner, figurehead, or flag atop a pole that announces the oncoming king's army. If we are the standard for our King, what does the flag of our life say we stand for? We must be intentional in the way we live, and for whom we live.
I love you, and I'm praying for you.
~Pastor Erroyl
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