Because He said so

  As Christians sometimes we avoid doing the wrong thing by talking ourselves out of it.  Like I won't lie because I'm a bad liar. Or I won't have sex outside marriage because I could get pregnant. So we walk around pleased with ourselves for upholding the commands that we've been given in the Bible. It's a means to an end, so that makes it OK, right? Wrong. 

   It's a weak defence against sin. It's easy to talk yourself out of something wrong. It's just as easy to talk yourself into it. Rationalisation is a very shaky fallible foundation. Just like that guy who built his house on the sand. In the end everything comes crashing down. The truth is that we are meant to do what the Bible says because God says so. Simple. It makes it much harder to sin when you know that doing so would be an offence against God and not whatever shaky man-made beliefs you may have. This is something that I was reminded of yesterday Needless to say, it was a total light-bulb moment.

   I'd like to think that the actual creator of the universe knows more than me when it comes to life. So it stands to reason that everything He tells us is for a reason..or several. So why not just trust and obey. In time you'll come to understand the 'why', but for now the 'what' is more important. Build you house on solid rock. Take a page from Joseph's play-book:

   So take a stand today. Stop doing the right thing for the wrong reasons. Do it because He said so.

   Ciao...