Daily Digest #143

When they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God. —1 Peter 2:12

The apostle Peter understood the dangers of unfounded criticism. He wrote, “Having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God” (1 Peter 2:12).

Criticism can consume our lives to the point of emotional paralysis, or we can set our hearts to serve God faithfully undeterred by that criticism and put our God on display. When we do that, we won’t need to answer our critics with words—our lives will say all that is needed. — Bill Crowder

If we keep doing what is right—
And serving Christ each day,
We need not fear what others think
Nor what the critics say. —D. De Haan

The most powerful testimony is a godly life.

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Amen to that. I can only think of one word: judgment. We are all so quick to judge sometimes. We forget that only God knows what truly is in our hearts. Anyway, no matter what others think or say about us, we can only ask ourselves: has God been glorified? Do our actions speak of God's love in our lives?

For this, let us pray. May our lives be a reflection of God's love. May we glorify His name in everything we say or do. May we do our utmost everyday. Pray always.