Reliability

God calls believers to be reliable. And it does not matter where He has placed us. Wherever it is, He requires reliability. What is reliability? The person who is reliable can be counted on without question. Whatever he says is the truth. You can rely on his words to be followed up with the necessary actions when needed. The person who is reliable is not a respecter of persons. He treats everyone the same. Whatever needs to be done in the situation in order to please God is what gets done. The opinions or rationalizations of others, even his closest friends, are not important. Only God's perspective matters. The person who is reliable views all tasks the same. Be it kingship or slavery, he is the best king or the best slave that he can possibly be. The remarkable thing about the responsible believer is that he constantly faces temptations to sidetrack his integrity, but he knows that one moment of irresponsibility can affect the confidence of those around him in his ability to be God's faithful minister. And he knows that it is God's character that he has been entrusted with to defend and to demonstrate. God's work desperately needs reliable Christians. If other Christians, and the world, view us as being unreliable, untrustworthy, it is their confidence in God and His promises that will be called into question. What a tragedy that is! To live a life that puts a question mark at the end of "Jesus Never Fails."