Acts 19:17b (NIV)
“… and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.”
Wow! Where is the honor for the name of Jesus Christ today? It is no longer a name held in high esteem in our culture, now it is a substitute cuss-word. That makes me sad. What really makes me sad, I am ashamed to say, is that I have used His name in that way before. But probably what makes me even sadder still is that I have not taken a stand FOR His name among the people that I know. I have been a coward for the sake of not causing conflict. I have been a wimp.
James 4:17 says “Anyone who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins.” I have sinned. I have not done that which I knew to do.
Papa,
Forgive my sins. I ask you to forgive me for using your name in a way your name should NEVER be used. I also ask your forgiveness for my sins of omission in defending the noble name of Jesus Christ. I ask you to give me courage to face those around me who do not hold the name of Jesus Christ in “high honor.”
In the name if Jesus Christ I pray. Amen
Running After Papa…