Prepare: Lord, let my light so shine before men that they may see it and praise You.
Read: Luke 12:1-12
Professing or confessing before others: Most of the time, our intentions and our actions do not match. However, what we think deep within ourselves identifies our character more than what we say and do publicly. Therefore Jesus warns us to beware of hypocrisy.
Nothing in the past or in the present or in the future is hidden from our Lord. He is aware even of the unspoken words, and He is going to make all the inner thoughts also public and bring them to judgement. Therefore it is important to live our lives inside out, courageously confessing the Lordship of Jesus for all to see. Because: "If you claim to be religious but don't control your tongue (publicly and in private, amounting to blasphemy), you are just fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless" (James 1:26)
Professing or confessing to ourselves: While it is important not to fool others with our hypocritical lives, it is even more important to have faith in God to take care of us always, in all circumstances. We should confess to ourselves every morning saying, "I am valuable to God, He has a purpose for my life and I exist for His pleasure". Then we would be flying high with lesser weights pulling us down, knowing that He provides the wind beneath our wings.
Respond: Pray that our lives will truly profess that we are Christians.
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