Control Your Own Body
In Holiness And Honor
Finally, brothers and sisters, we ask and urge you in the Lord
Jesus that, as you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God (as,
in fact, you are doing), you should do so more and more. For you know what
instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God,
your sanctification: that you abstain from fornication; that each one of you
know how to control your own body in holiness and honor, not with lustful
passion, like the Gentiles who did not know God; that no one wrong or exploit a
brother or sister in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these
things, just as we have already told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.
For God did not call us to impurity but in holiness. Therefore whoever rejects
this rejects not human authority but God, who also gives his Holy Spirit to you.
Now concerning love of the brothers and sisters, you do not need
to have anyone write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love
one another; and indeed you do love all the brothers and sisters throughout
1 Thessalonians 4:1-12
Not making news is not a bad idea. It we lie, cheat and steal
that is news. If we live honestly and morally, we can have an unnoticed yet
effective spiritual influence on people around us. Our goal should be to please
God in everything we do, and it should make no difference whether anyone
applauds our actions or not. We are called to be faithful not famous. Bad
behavior sells newspapers. Honesty and integrity honor the Lord. Don’t make
news.
The world’s applause cannot compare to
the Lord’s approval.
Our Daily Bread –