Practicing What We Preach

Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. Practicing what we preach. for I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. John 13, 15. Uh Christ's life matched his teachings, and so must ours.

Consider, for example, Christ's teaching that we should pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you. This is matched by His prayer for His tormentors while on the cross. Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. Elsewhere, he taught that our circle of influence should be greater than those of like thinking, a fact that caused his detractors great consternation. He taught that our prayers should not be done so that they may be seen of men, and the Gospels record several times where he went into a solitary place and there prayed.

Christ placed great value on children, as we see in Matthew 18:6, and later He welcomed them. He taught Peter to forgive 70 times 7 and later forgave Peter for his continued denials. Christ advocated paying taxes and later enabled Peter to pay tribute for both of them. he taught that a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth, and he himself had not where to lay his head. Likewise, he placed great store in aiding the poor, both in teaching and in practice.

Perhaps his teaching, Love your enemies, is best illustrated by his tender prayer for those who would soon take his life, as he hung on the cross for the very ones responsible for his death, all the while dying for them. May God grant us the strength to follow not only our own teachings, but His teachings as well. If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate and review so more listeners can find us. To support ICR's ministry, visit ICR.

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