“Character” Psalm 1:6
“Character”
“For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the
way of the ungodly shall perish. ” Psalm 1:6
Titus said that the Cretians are always liars (Titus 1:12);
and verse thirteen affirms the fact with, “This witness is true.
I have often heard it said and have repeated the semi-serious
statement, “All lawyers are liars.” By the way, all liars do
have a special place reserved in the Lake of Fire according to
Revelation 21:8, with seven other unsavory characters.
In thinking about this a bit, the only lawyer that ever really
helped me was the attorney for the criminal that had stolen a
credit card of mine and charged over $600.00 worth of
Christmas presents for his kids-on my card!! Said legal-
eagle came to court with a Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam
cartoon tie on! You ask, “How did he help you?” It was a slam
dunk for the witness and aggrieved party … me! I gave my
testimony before the judge and the barrister never even let him
speak. I won and the poor soul went to jail on the weekends
for several weeks. The crook said when he found out I was a
preacher remarked, “I didn’t know he was a preacher. I
wouldn’t steal from a minister!” What difference does it make
what a man does that one steals from?
Character is birthed from a conscious that is controlled by
a commitment to always endeavor to do what is right.
Character is also conducted by the continuous habit of doing
right instead of what is merely convenient. Character will
close out a life with commendation overriding condemnation.
Winston Churchill, the great leader of Great Britain once said,
“I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they
do-behavior never lies!” -T.G.
Prepared by Roger Fulk, from excerpts from the “Baptist Bread” July 29, 2024, devotional by author Dr. Tim Green, Revival In Our Time, Day Heights, OH. With permission from Tim Green, editor of Baptist Bread. The Baptist Bread
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