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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Conscience

5/13/2020
Acts 24:16 “A conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.”

Conscience – noun
              an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting like a guide                      to the rightness or wrongness of one’s behavior                                                                                                   Oxford Dictionary
                                               
How is my conscience? Is there anything I am feeling guilty about? Am I walking in the will of God and following His commands? Is my spirit so aligned with His that my conscience recognizes when I am out of step with Him? Is it true for me that when I am in step, it is as comfortable and natural as a breath or a heartbeat?

In order to have the sensitivity of conscience that I need as a believer, I must focus on God and be obedient to Him above all else. No matter how the things of this world pull on me, if I am focused on my relationship with God, I will not be thrown about in a storm; the Captain will keep me on course, and my rudder will bring me to shore. The only survival tool of life is to be rightly related and focused on God always. It takes trust and faith in my Almighty Father who will never leave or forsake me. When I live in His grace, my conscience will be light and lifted by His Holy Spirit. I will turn my ears and my heart towards my God and not the din of this world, for He alone will make my path straight.

“If I am in the habit of steadily facing myself with God, my conscience will always introduce God’s perfect law, and indicate what I should do. The point is, will I obey?” ~ Oswald Chambers

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