Scheduled Reading: Jeremiah 48:1-49:6; Psalm 119:133-138; Proverbs 27:5-6; 1 Timothy 6:1-21

Selected Passage:
1 Timothy 6:20

Less Pointless Talking More Good Doing
We talk too much. Godless chatter, is what Paul called it. Seems to me often times church people are just as bad, if not worse, about it as non-church people. I've heard the expression "It's like a train wreck... you just can't help but watch." Sure, curiosity is natural. But many times a crises is looming, and there are those among us who seem almost eager for the trains to collide so they can watch the carnage that follows. They find it entertaining. I find it sickening; especially among God's people. 

Perhaps we should "entertain" ourselves by keeping busy doing good for those hurt in the carnage of the crises instead of talking about them and how horrible it is. That is how Jesus did it. He touched the lepers.  Jesus ate at the home of the sinners and tax collectors. Jesus told the "righteous" to go ahead, throw the first stone at the one caught in sexual immorality, if you are innocent of sin. Jesus didn't talk much, except to put the "righteous" in their place and restore the sinner by His grace.

Let the Church be more like Christ, and less like the accuser. 
It occurs to me that Satan, the accuser, eagerly anticipates the chaos and carnage that follows a crises among God's people. He stands ready to condemn the sinner, accuse the innocent, and mock the Church. 

 Let the Church be more like Christ and less like the accuser: Less pointless talking, more good doing. Don't just drop the stones and walk away. Drop the stones and go to work restoring those hurt by the carnage of sin and the accuser.