In the 24th chapter of ACTs, Paul makes the following statement before the Govenor, "I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man." As I reflect on that statement, I think of the millions of choices that we have to make during our lives. Keeping the conscience clear is a part of every choice we make. In Paul's statement it is clear that in all his choices he also chose to keep his conscience clear in all that he did before God and before man.
There have been times in my own life when what I chose to do bothered my conscience greatly. It is quite an uncomfortable feeling. The only thing that I have ever found that can clear and lift the weight of a quilty conscience is going before God and asking him to forgive me and then to guide me into making things right with the choice I made. Because of human pride, it takes humility and humbleness to go before God and man to tell them you have made a wrong choice.
God's word to us in 1 Peter 5:5 is this ,"All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
In Paul's statement we see that keeping a clear conscience is a continual thing we have to work at. We are not perfect and because of this we have to always walk in humbleness and don the cloak of humility towards each other.
During the typing of this post I heard the following over and over.
"I am your everlasting arm dear, holding you up in heavenly places."
It is through His strength and not our own that we are able to accomplish kingdom work...we can not get to heavenly places without His strong arm holding us up... Humbleness
Walk in humbleness today and the Lord will hold you up and give you grace...
Lord, I humbly come before you and ask you to remove any hint of pride that I am blind to that may have attached itself to me, and forgive me. If there has been or is anything that I may have said or done that is not pleasing to you, reveal it and forgive me and guide me through making it right. Help me Lord to always strive as Paul did to keep my conscience clear before You and before man. I thank you & praise you for your grace. I thank you for your everlasting arm that holds me up. I thank you for allowing me to see heavenly places as I am held up by the strength of your arm. It is in your name alone, Yeshua, that I ask and I believe...
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Beauty
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- His Delighted Servant
- My faith is what moves me , it is enjoyable, irresistable, lovely and warm with a sense of mystery. Its like a summer day with a gentle breeze blowing my hair, like a butterfly emerging from a cacoon, like a flower pushing its way through the soil of the earth, like a hidden treasure waiting to be found, yes it is my faith that defines me and I am completely content regardless of what goes on around me...My life with Yeshua is like a well written novel that I can not and will not put down... My greatest desire is to be used by Him to touch hearts without religiousity, denominationalism or legalism. One heart at a time. God Bless All from Shelli
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