Truth and Consequences
Theme of the Week: Stick to Shooting Straight
Sunday, August 23, 2009
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Who Said It … Larry Osborne
Larry Osborne is an author who says, "I've always had a heart for the regular guy, the one who can't imagine ever becoming a 'super saint.' I like starting where people are, not where they should be, and pointing them towards the path of growth. That's what Jesus did. He didn't blow the common man away with impossible religious standards. The Pharisees did that."
Larry is also the innovative lead pastor of North Coast Church in California's San Diego County. What He Said … Truth and Consequences
I know a Christian family who lost their home to foreclosure. They took out a loan to buy a house they couldn't afford. Frankly, they got it by lying. Their broker told them to pad their income statement. He said, "Everybody does it." So they did.
Then when the economy faltered and all hell broke loose, a mutual friend stepped forward to tell them not to worry. Romans 8:28, he assured them, meant that they were in God's hands. He wouldn't let them down. They might lose their house, but he surely must have something better in mind.
It was false comfort.
The Bible makes clear that there are a number of scenarios where the dark trials of our lives have nothing to do with God's wonderful plans for our lives. They had lied. It had caught up with them. God did indeed have something better in mind. But it wasn't a nicer house. It was honesty—telling the whole truth even when it was inconvenient.
Adapted from Ten Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe (Multnomah, 2009) by permission.
Copyright © 2009 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integritymagazine.
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May your truth so live in me, Lord, that every form of deceit is wrung out of my life.
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