Good Reputation for Christ | Audio Reading | Our Daily Bread Devotional | December 1, 2024

[Music] so glad you're here for today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread Dave Brandon wrote today's reading and he titled it good reputation for Christ during his college days at Florida State University Charlie Ward was a two sports student athlete in 1993 the Young quarterback won the Heisman Trophy as the country's best college American football player and he also starred on the basketball team during a pregame talk one day his basketball coach used some foul language as he talked to his players he noticed that Charlie wasn't comfortable and said Charlie what's up Ward said coach you

know coach Bowden the football coach doesn't use that kind of language and he gets us to play awfully hard Charlie's Christlike character allowed him to gently speak to his basketball coach about this issue in fact the coach told a reporter it's almost as if there was an angel looking at you when he talked to Charlie a good reputation with unbelievers and a faithful witness for Christ are hard to maintain but at the same time Believers in Jesus can grow to be more like him as he helps and guides Us in Titus 2 younger men and

by extension all believers are called to be self-controlled and to show integrity and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned when we live that way in Christ's strength we'll not only honor him but also build a good reputation then as God provides the wisdom we need people will have reason to hear what we [Music] say the scripture reading for today's devotional is from Titus 2: 6-8 similarly encourage the young men to be self-controlled in everything set them an example by doing what is good in your teaching show Integrity seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot

be condemned so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about [Music] us would you spend some time in prayer with me dear heavenly father help us to grow to be more like like Jesus each and every day give us the wisdom to speak and act in ways that draw others to your Truth May Our Lives be faithful witnesses to your transforming love we love you Lord in Jesus name we pray amen thanks so much for listening today I'm Steven Tav and today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily

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