Stay true to what is right

"Keep a close watch on yourself and on your teaching. Stay true to what is right, and God will save you and those who hear you." (1Tim.4.16) 

Keeping a close watch on yourself is the way the Apostle began this verse. And this is important because a lot of people have made it their life ambition to keep a close watch over you when they have not succeeded in keeping a watch over themselves. Keeping a close watch on yourself is so important that Jesus said you should remove the log in your eyes before you try to remove the speck in your brother's eyes. 

"You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye." (Matthew 7:5 ESV) 

The principle is to first judge yourself and then stay true to what is right, and others will see and learn from you. 

The Apostle asked, "who are your to judge another man's servant? That it is his master that can make him stand, not you so focus on yourself. 

"Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand." (ROM.14.4) 

To yourself and your master stay true. If only we learn this enough we will all become a better version of ourselves. You are supposed to focus on yourself and not another, grow yourself, and judge yourself and not another. That way you stay true to yourself. 

To keep a close watch over yourself, therefore, is to guard yourself, and catch yourself whenever you are about to slip from the standard of your teachings of God's word. He says that way, God will save you and those who hear you. 

Good day, 
Have a great day today, 
EmmA (aka Mr. Lift) 
@Liftemma

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