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UNBLAMEABLE BEHAVIOUR
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22
1 Thessalonians 2:5-10

Philippians 2:12-18

 

“…how holily and justly

and unblameably we behaved…”

 

UNBLAMEABLE BEHAVIOUR
 
We know how important our testimony is in our witness for the Lord. Our lives must be congruent with the Gospel that we share. We cannot on one hand claim to tell others about the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance and forgiveness, yet on the other hand live a careless life of sin and depravity. Our conduct must match our confession.
 
Paul and his companions knew how important it was to always conduct themselves “holily and justly and unblameably” (1 Thess 2:10). They sought to be beyond reproach in all that they did, extremely careful to maintain an unblemished testimony so that their own lives would be the sermon they preached. This did not mean that they were claiming to be sinless. Rather, that they endeavoured to conduct themselves in a manner that others would be hard-pressed to find fault with.
 
It was not an arrogant boast that Paul was making. It was an earnest and sincere plea for the Thessalonian Christians to remember the testimony that they had maintained while they were in their midst, reminding them that they themselves were witnesses. But beyond just having the Thessalonian Christians as witnesses, Paul was confident of standing before God himself! This is indeed a remarkable statement to make. We know that God is omniscient. There is nothing about us that He does not know. His knowledge of us is perfect and thorough for nothing escapes His sight. Therefore, for Paul to assert that even under the all-knowing gaze of God Himself, he was confident of his and his companions’ behaviour, is certainly a bold assertion to make.
 
How many of us can sincerely and confidently stand up to the scrutiny of our fellow men? How about inviting God Himself to come and be our witness, and declare before Him that we have nothing to hide? Or are there shameful skeletons in our closet? To bear forth an effective testimony is far more than just a hypocritical facade that we put up. It must be a consistent life of holiness and godliness.
 
THOUGHT: If I sincerely repent when I sin, can I still be described as unblameable in my behaviour?

PRAYER: (Use Psalm 139:23-24.)

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