Romans
14:11-12 “For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall
bow to Me, And every tongue shall give praise to God.” So then each
one of us will give an account of himself to God.” (NASB)
1 Corinthians 3:10-15 “According to the grace of God
which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation,
and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds
on it. For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is
laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any
man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood,
hay, straw, each man’s work will become evident; for the day will
show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself
will test the quality of each man’s work. If any man’s work which he
has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. If any man’s work
is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as
through fire.” (NASB)
Hello,
So yesterday, I confronted my oldest child and raised my
voice too much. During our interaction, I realized that the very thing I was
upset with him about – I had just done. After apologizing to him and talking
about why it was wrong, I decided that the discipline he was getting (we do
lots of up-downs in this house), I would also do – since I was guilty too. He
looked at me funny to see if I was serious. While the discipline ended up
feeling light hearted to him, he also had the chance to see someone take
accountability for their actions.
It got me thinking about accountability. There are a couple
elements of accountability – knowledge and ownership. When we know and are in
control of at least part of that item, we become accountable for our actions in
that area. In the case above, I knew right response and as an adult I am in
control of how I respond. In the same way, when we come to know Jesus and claim
Him as our Savior, we are accountable for how we handle that relationship. Do
we give Him time? Do we give the relationship the respect and position it
deserves? Since we know the impact that relationship has both now and for
eternity, are we modeling and sharing that with others?
I pray this challenges you as it did me to be each
individually accountable for our relationship with Christ and what we are doing
with it.
Have a blessed day,
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