So many people have the attitude that they don't care what others think of them. They don't really care about their reputation in a church, town, family or whatever ---even Christians. I say that if you are a Christian you SHOULD care. Your testimony is everything! If others see you as one with a lack of honest or reliable character, or as someone who has weak faith in a God you claim to believe in, or you act in an unchristian type manner such as easily angered, using bad language, or being intoxicated, etc. then why would they listen when you try to talk to them about Jesus? When you do nothing but complain about your preacher, or about church members, why would someone you invite to church ever come?
In the book of Daniel in chapter 6, people were trying to think of a way to file complaint against Daniel but were unable to do so because of his outstanding character. In verse 5 they even go so far as to say they know he is such an upstanding guy that they know the only thing they will ever be able to accuse him of would be about the law of his God. They knew he would be so faithful to the things of God that they would only be able to catch him on something by making up new laws that said it was wrong to worship his God. That's what they did knowing that Daniel would never go against what God says. Do other people know this about you? Do they know better than to try to tempt you to do wrong with them? Do they know better than to think you will miss church to do an activity with them? Is your testimony like Daniel's? What an awesome thing that Daniel was so completely faithful to the Lord and His commands that other people KNEW it about him.
Your testimony or reputation in other words, is everything! What does your reputation tell others about you?
Just something to ponder.
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