From the Pastor's Desk Posted: Sunday - August 24, 2008

Practicing What We Preach

It is so important to walk worthy of our calling. In San Jose, California, Luke Goodrich was burning garbage out back of his home, and that is against the law. But worse, while Luke was burning this garbage, the fire got away from him. It spread over a hundred acres. It took six helicopters and 400 firefighters to put it out. Even worse yet, Luke Goodrich was the captain of the San Jose fire department.

As Christians, it is so important to practice what we preach. Anyone can make a mistake, but when we preach to others then fail to live up to our own standards, we appear to be hypocritical. This was the problem the Pharisees had. Jesus said, “… ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.”

The Apostle Paul sums it up with this statement, “But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”