To Embellish With Honor

Titus 2:10 "Not purloining , but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things."

Experts say that of the people making New Year's resolutions many fail due to not having a plan to succeed in their efforts.  Of those that have no plan only 4% succeed in making their resolution reality.  The other side of the coin is that 44% succeed when they simply write the resolution down and form a simple plan to achieve the goal.  The point is that those that made it their purpose daily to fulfill the desire had much more success than those that casually attempted to change a part of their lives for the better.

What does this have to do with Titus 2:10?  It is our responsibility as children of God to adorn the Word of God through purposeful godly living that the Word of God be not blasphemed (to speak evil of) by the world.  The word "adorn" means to embellish with honor.  Chapters 2 and 3 use the words "good works" four times in twenty-four verses.  Plainly our good works is the tool to be used to bring honor to the Word of God (study chapters 2-3 to better understand this).

This showing of good works will be done on purpose and with a plan.  No child of God ever performed good works naturally or by accident.  The doing of right does not come naturally but with a yielded heart and a plan. 

God has granted to us a wonderful privilege in making His doctrine more glorious and beautiful in the minds of all people.  My question is, "What plan do we have to in all things adorn the doctrine of God?"  If we have no plan there will be no adorning.  Live this day on purpose and let that purpose be to bring beauty, glory, and honor to the things of God.

Lord, please let me not do anything today that would bring dishonor and blasphemy upon your wonderful truth.