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July 14, 2014 By Clint Scott Leave a Comment

Godly Character

Godly-Character

Today’s Reading:  1 Sam 24:1–25:44, 1 Pet 1:20–25, Ps 125:1–127:5

Today’s Theme: Godly Character

Today theme is about us having godly character as Christians. As Pastor Dennis always says “we must not let our gift take us where our character can not keep us”

Godly character and leadership

Behold, this day your eyes have seen how the LORD gave you today into my hand in the cave. And some told me to kill you, but I spared you. I said, ‘I will not put out my hand against my lord, for he is the LORD’s anointed.’ 1 Samuel 24:10 (ESV)

David showed true leadership by not listening to the bad advice of those around him as opposed to Saul who we just heard listened to those around him saying David is against him. David’s heart was to honour God and his ways.

We need to listen to God and his word, and we should obey God’s word rather than the ways of the world around us or the advice of those closest to us.

The first commandment is to put God first, so like David lets determine to do things in Gods way according to Gods word. See Romans 12:2

Using discretion

And David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me! Blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodguilt and from working salvation with my own hand! 1 Samuel 25:32–33 (ESV)

Abigail was a wise woman, full of faith and discretion. Through her intervention David was saved from making a big mistake.

Discretion which simply means someone “knows how to act in particular situations” has fallen on hard times. In todays world people are so self centred that discretion has been cast to the wind, now people say and do whatever they want, whenever they want.

As Christians we should exercise discretion like Abigail. Paul comments on us using discretion in Colossians 4:5 “Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.” Also see Ephesians 5:15-17.

Discretion is a mark of maturity and godly Christian character.

Foreknown by God

He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you 1 Peter 1:20 (ESV)

When we read the word foreknow we may start to think about knowing something ahead of time, which is true but in this context the word is really more to do with prior relationship and intimacy.

The following definitions are from the Bible Sense Lexicon (these are all from root words which are verbs)

  1. to foreknow (personally): to befriend or be acquainted with someone in a familiar way ahead of time or before meeting; implying an exclusivity of choice relative to those not befriended.
  2. to be foreknown (personally): to be or become friendly or acquainted with someone in a familiar way ahead of time or before meeting; implying an exclusivity of choice relative to those not befriended.
  3. to foreknow: to have (experiential) knowledge some event before the occurrence.
  4. to know formerly: to have (experiential) knowledge of someone or something from the past.

This word is used in context to Jesus who has been in an eternal loving relationship with his Father and is used when the bible is talking about us who God in his heart knew intimately before the world began.

Obedience to the truth

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, 1 Peter 1:22 (ESV)

Our faith and hope are in God, and because our faith is genuine we use our faith to obey the truth of God’s word which in turn purifies our souls.

Obedience to the truth of Gods word shows godly character and maturity in the faith.

When we get the fundaments of faith in God and obedience to God laid as a foundation in our lives then we can build on that with acts of sincere love for our brothers and sisters in Christ.

We need to make an effort to show love, that is why Peter says we should show it earnestly.

A sure salvation

since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; 1 Peter 1:23 (ESV)

The Gospel we have heard, which we have believed and obeyed is sure and eternal, God foreknew us and Jesus our saviour, God’s own character means his word is eternal.

We can have confidence that God has saved us eternally, we can trust God and his word through which we have been born again.

God surrounds us

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, from this time forth and forevermore. Psalm 125:2 (ESV)

God gives us security like the hills around Jerusalem give the city security in times of war, we can have full assurance in the salvation God provides.

Do good, receive good

Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts! Psalm 125:4 (ESV)

As we walk in the goodness of godly Christian character, we receive good things from God.

Sleep and Children

It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep. Psalm 127:2 (ESV)

Both good sleep and children come from the Lord, although children may affect your sleep (smile).

Rest in God today

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