A GOOD REPUTATION

There was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless, a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil.

Job 1:1

TODAY’S DEVO LINK

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What kind of reputation do you have?

Job had a spotless reputation. When things turned bad in Job’s life, through no fault of his own, his friends accused him of wrong doing despite his reputation. Job didn’t let that sway him off the path of righteous living. He continued to trust God.

As believers we can expect detractors just because we have identified our lives with Jesus Christ. When we fall (and we all stumble), the “Look … see … I told you so” crowd will be right there to shine a light on your failure. The thing to do is get back up and dust yourself off. When we fall we don’t have to stay down. We seek God’s forgiveness and restoration.

Guard your reputation so others will speak about you like the Word speaks about Job.

“… blameless … complete integrity … feared God … stayed away from evil.”