Be Not Ashamed!

Our Thoughts:

Senator Ashcroft was not ashamed to let people know that he let God be in all his decision making. He was ridiculed for letting his faith have part in every thing he does in his life. His character was assassinated during the recent Senate hearings, but he held fast to his beliefs. Afterwards, he would say that it hurt him to have his colleagues, with which he had served six years, and even on the Senate Judiciary committee, to say the things they did. But he said he'd go on, and wouldn't hold anything against any of them that spoke ill of him.

If we live a true Christian life, free from sin, keeping the commandments of God, then, we will no doubt suffer ridicule. Lots of us will suffer exclusion. We will be looked down upon as strange people or problem people. We won't 'fit in' with the social crowd. They will make one feel uncomfortable around them, with their tongues of darkness. But, we should never let this upset us. We do not need to compromise our position with Christ by settling for doing what the crowd proposes, when it doesn't fit with our values as a Christian. Seek to be different, to uphold the Word, always. Let people see through your every day life that you mean business with the Lord, and you will not stoop to a low, just to keep a friend, or be one of the 'in' crowd. You will draw people to you, by standing your ground, not being ashamed of letting people know, through your life, that you are a dedicated individual.

God's Thoughts:

All Scriptures are taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible.