Forgive me, as I’m not very technologically inclined. I was recently given what appears to be a flash drive/memory stick and also advised that it holds a large amount of mp3 files and some of us “lucky” ones would have some music already loaded onto ours in addition to the documents we needed to execute our work tasks. After arriving home, I went to retrieve a few of the documents and found that indeed some songs were already on my device. “It’s nice to get something for free,” I thought. But, as I looked at the titles and knew the songs’ lyrics and subject matter, I realized, even though free, this wasn’t my type of music.
While I could just leave the files on the device and not listen to them, this device is still mine. It’s most likely that no one else will ever see that these files exist; however, I do not want them representing me. Should someone come across them, they will see a contradiction between who I say I am and what my actions say. They will not know I didn’t download these files and don’t listen to them. They will see them and form an inaccurate opinion of me. Additionally, if I erase these files, I will have extra space to add more of the good songs I do enjoy.
It is the same way with us as Christians in today’s world. We are Christ’s mp3 players. While the world freely offers us its garbage, we don't need to take it. We belong to the Lord and are representing Him in what we say and do everyday. People are always listening and always watching. Those who don't know Him look to us to form their opinions of Him. As Christians, when our words and actions don’t match the Word, we sing an inaccurate tune about God. Therefore, the Lord works in us to erase the crude, rude, and dirty things about us. Even those things that we think will remain hidden He will uncover to make us more like Him so that nothing corrupts His image. And, as He deletes the junk, He will replace it with treasure.
What song are your words and actions singing today?
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