Stand Firm

2 Thessalonians 2:15 NIV
So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings [traditions] we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.

We listen to so many voices today. Think about the sources you are hearing from every day. There is the local news, the national news, the newspaper, the postings by others on Facebook, the news that pops up on your browser when you sign in, emails from others, the chatter around the coffee machine at work, Ad infinitum.

What is true and what is false? It can be very hard to know and often we are swayed into the wrong camp. We take on others offenses and begin to fight their battles. We get so caught up in today we miss who we are in Christ. We think because of the battle we are in that we are all right with God. But we do not take time to discern whether the battle is where He wants us. The voices told us we should be there.

God has a plan and a purpose for each of us. He has even laid out a plan for right living and given it to us in His Bible. We are shown how to pray. We are shown how to live with one another; christian to christian and christian to non-christian. When making decisions each day we can look to His Word and decide what is right.

So let us stop turning to others, to the news media, to the opinions of Facebook ranting and turn to the B I B L E. Let's turn to the teaching and traditions we have learned. Listen to Holy Spirit for He is in us to teach us all things.

Let us stand firm on the foundation of Jesus Christ.