April 28 - Names

1 Peter 4:15-16

15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.

It's no surprise that living by the word of God is not favored by the world. It is so easy and convenient to do what the world tempts us to do. We have something beautiful however. That something beautiful is a relationship with Christ Jesus. No one or nothing in this world is as pure, beautiful, and powerful as Jesus.

We bear a beautiful name. If we deviate from the instruction given to us in the Bible, we deface that name.