Daily Devotional for Sunday September 26, 1999

Taking A Stand

Taking a stand. In today's politically correct society, taking a stand on any subject can be dangerous. Someone will be offended. Therefore, as a society and people, we have learned how to believe in many things, but take a stand on nothing. We give lip service to the things we say we believe in, but when it comes time to stand up and be counted....to take a stand....often times we are nowhere to be seen.

This is most evident in our church. This is not a blanket slam against every church, because there are some tremendous churches doing great things for God every day. But the collective church as a whole has refused to take a stand against the very things it states it believes in. You don't have to be a biblical scholar to understand that we are living in the last days. If not now, when? If those of us who have put our faith and trust in Jesus Christ, recognizing that He is "the way, the truth, and the life", then why are we so hesitant to proclaim that message to a world dying in sin and desperately looking for answer? We are the people with THE answer, yet we refuse to speak up.

I want to encourage you today, and make you think about how many times just in the last week, you had an opportunity to take a stand for God and didn't do it. Mostly these come in the multitude of decisions you make. The greatest witness you have is that of your life. Not the words you say, but the life you lead. People are always watching you..and the most effective way to take a stand for Christ is in the way you lead your life, not just in church on Sunday's but every hour of the day, 7 days a week. Taking a stand is living for Him 24/7...regardless who is watching.

Be blessed on this Lord's day. I hope you can take the time tonight to join me from 9-midnight EST as I will be hosting that segment on our LIVE prayer site, www.liveprayer.com. I will be praying for the needs of those who request it, share a little from God's Word, and try to encourage those watching to become the men and women of God He has called us to be.