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Rom 14:11-12
11 It is
written: “As surely as I live,” says the Lord,
”every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.”[b]
”every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.”[b]
12 So then, each of us will give an
account of ourselves to God.
I want to begin with some questions. Questions for you
to honestly answer, but only to yourselves.
On a scale of one to ten, what is your
relationship with God?
And as part of your answer, consider
why you join other Christians on various Sunday
mornings.
You could stay at home and communed
with God by yourself. But if you had stay home, it is most unlikely you have a private, personal, worship
experience.
When was the last time you read your Bible and for how long
and why? If you are just reading it by yourself odds are
you will not read it as often as if you were in a Bible Study group. It’s
called accountability to each other.
And
not just Bible study groups, Support groups, Work Groups, Togetherness Groups.
Fellowship is not only a warm and cozy thing, it also
strengthens our self discipline when we know we may otherwise have to face a fellow human
being with both of us knowing whether or not we have pulled our share. There is
that word accountability again.
What does God’s word say to you and do you act upon it or try to rewrite it? We are accountable for what we know of His word and how often and how well we act upon these words. Yes, we are forgiven but that does not mean we have carte
blanche to do as we will. Accountability has a weight to it. It is not
feather light.
What does God’s word say to you and do you act upon it or try to rewrite it? We are accountable for what we know of His word and how often and how well we act upon these words
What
good habits have their firm hold on you?
What bad habits have their hold on you?
Join weight watchers and it’s easier to lose pounds because
you have gained the presence of other human being who want to do the same, and
you all are accountable to each other. The same is true if the goal is spiritual or mental or physical.
How
good have your excuses been when temptation has gotten the better of you?
Alcoholic Anonymous. Same thing. We are made for fellowship. It is a
source of strength. Two pieces of string united have the beginnings of a rope.
What
have you been reading recently and would you want to share with any and all around
you what you have been reading? We are
what we think. We think what
we read. It is that simple. Accountability again.
If you are married how would your mate grade you? How would you grade yourself? The marriage vows we took are loaded with accountability and
rightly so.
What
grade would your kids give you as a parent?
What grade would you give yourself?
When that child finally
finishes the growing process and as an adult goes out into the world much of the baggage he
or she will be carrying…they will have learned from you.
What would you say are your fears and how are you handling
them? And those around you…are you teaching
them to fear some things they might never have thought about to fear? Accountability.
What three things are you most thankful
for?
Are we accountable for the things we do not say a prayer of thanks for?
It
certainly is no revelation that God’s way and the world’s way are not the same. Which is why
every new day we have to decide which of these two ways will govern our actions. And so the temptation is to try to straddle both worlds.
It is a dog eat dog world out there and we are held accountable if we are trying to join
the kennel.
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