Monday, June 17, 2019

Dear Young Christian:

When I was growing up I often had the admonition from one or the other of my parents, “Behave yourself!” I certainly needed this reminder far more than I care to remember, and often I did not heed the timely advice, usually with some disciplinary consequences resulting.

Paul said to the young man Timothy, “If I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God” (1 Timothy 3:15). There is a conduct that is becoming to a child of God at all times. Remember, we are in the House of God wherever we are. “Christ as a Son over His own house; whose house are we” (Hebrews 3:6). It’s not just at special times when we are with other believers that we are to behave, but in all situations.

As we start out this week let’s think about what David said: “I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way” (Psalm 101:2). Those we know and meet in the days to come should see by our behavior that we belong to the Lord and want to please Him. As my mother would say, “Behave yourself.”

 Your Christian Friend,

 Jim Hyland

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