Monday, June 11, 2007
THE GOOD AND THE BAD
“Paris Hilton, Paris Hilton!” I’m so tired of hearing, “Paris Hilton this, Paris Hilton that….” And before Paris Hilton it was “Anna Nicole Smith”. And before her it was….who remembers.
My point is, I’m not just tired of hearing about these individuals in the newspapers, radio and television. I’m tired of hearing about all the “bad and the ugly”. Sure there’s “bad”. But it seems so easy to focus on that and to ignore the “good”—especially the good people in the world. I guess it’s true that the “good” doesn’t sell newspapers or increase Nielson ratings for television and radio. But there sure are a lot of “good” people out there. And when I say, “good”, I am using it in the Scriptural context of “godly”.
I’m just one person but in my little world I know a “ton” of good/godly people. And a lot of those people are what are “teen-agers” or “young adults”. If I chose to do so, I could fill this Blog with names of terrific, outstanding young adults who are a credit to their parents, their colleges, to society and most important—a credit to their God and His church.
These many young people I know have integrity, high standards of morality and consistently strive to attain and maintain moral purity. They have high standards of excellence in service to Christ and His church and to their fellow human beings.
These individuals worship regularly, both privately and in corporate worship. They read and study God’s Word and many of them regularly lead others in a study of the Scriptures.
In short, these are people I am proud to know and to be able to count many of them among my very best friends. I thank God for them. I just wish the world could know them and come to realize what an asset they are to society as well as to the Kingdom of God.
Jim
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