Proverbs 27:17 (NKJV) 17 As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Accountability is something that not many of us think about when it comes to our walk with God. Especially when it comes to being accountable to others.
Oh, most of us understand that we need to be accountable to God. After all, He is the ultimate authority.
But, when it comes to being accountable to man, those people around us, some of us turn and run.
Accountability is something that the Bible takes very seriously. The verse above tells us that we are like iron sharpening iron when we keep ourselves accountable to others.
And there are many other verses like it, that teach us to be accountable to our brothers and sisters in Christ.
James 5:16 (NKJV) 16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
Additionally, we are also told that we are to be accountable to those in authority over us. We are to obey the laws of the land in which we live. By doing so, we represent Christ favorably to others, not causing them grief or hardship.
Hebrews 13:17 (NKJV) 17 Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.
Choosing not to be accountable to others, being stubborn, or choosing not to obey the laws of the land we live in is rebellion. Some may take this lightheartedly and think that it’s no big deal. But God looks at it very seriously.
God considers rebellion to be equal to witchcraft! And He says stubbornness is a type of idolatry!
1 Samuel 15:23 (NKJV) 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry…
If we pay attention, we will notice that rebellion will always be accompanied by chaos. Those who are stubborn and rebellious will always have a buzz about them. There is never peace, and there will almost always be some kind of crisis going on in their lives.
It’s critical that we, first and foremost, submit ourselves to God. And secondly, we submit ourselves to those in authority over us. Without doing this, we will never have God’s peace in our lives. And we will likely spend most of our time bouncing from one crisis to another, to another.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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