This weekend we've enjoyed a 'stay-cation'. It's like a vacation at home. We plan activites we'll enjoy, eat out and enjoy leisurely, delicious breakfasts. We also wagged church, so we could wake up late and read the paper. I needed some milk to make pancakes, so Paul kindly offered to pop out. On the way home, someone was driving impatiently, speeding, tailgating and generally trying to bully Paul into speeding.
Paul noticed the guy was wearing a shirt and tie. Nobody around here wears ties much, especially on weekends, unless they're going to church. Paul wondered if this crazy driver would turn into the church he passed on the way home. As he drove past the church, the guy behind him kept driving past, to Paul's surprise. He was sure he'd be going to church dressed like that. As they passed the church, Paul turned off to come home, then a funny thing happened.
After Paul turned off, he looked in his rear view mirror and saw the guy make a u-turn and go back and turn into the church. We wondered what he was thinking. He was most likely ashamed of the way he had been driving, and didn't want to declare his faith. He didn't want Paul to know he was a Christian. It's interesting what we'll do when we think nobody is watching, but there's always somebody watching, right.
Who are we when we think we won't get caught? If nobody knows, it doesn't count. But God is everywhere, and sees everything. Everything counts. We need to behave with integrity at all times. Our life, whether we say anything or not, is our witness and our testimony to God's work in our life. We are called to
shine as lights in the world.
Psalm 121:3,4
He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep
Philipaians 2:15
That you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
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