Keep Your Conscience Clear

Devotional Reading: Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked. 1 Timothy 1:19 NLT

If you have watched the movie Titanic, you’ll remember what happened when the water began to sink into the ship? It sunk to the bottom along with the passengers, and never got to its destination.

In the same manner, our conscience is our “ship” or our integrity. When we allow cracks in it or begin to do things that the Holy Spirit tells us not to, then it’ll be easier for the problems of this world to disturb the peace within us.

The believer by the help of the Holy Spirit, guiding and leading him must endeavour to keep his conscience clear at all times.

The conscience is the tool the Holy Ghost use often to put a check on what is right and what is wrong. If you ignore your conscience, it will shipwreck your faith. When your faith is gone, then it’s only a matter of time before your “inner world” is shattered.

Samson lost his strength when he compromised his conscience. So many people are restless because of sin.

The best pillow you can sleep on is a clear conscience. Without peace in your conscience, it is impossible to live in true rest and peace.

Harboring bitterness, living with secret sins, cutting corners, living in compromise, and trying to come as close as possible to sin without going to hell – all these will certainly make you restless. Sin will wear you out. It’s a heavy burden. It will hurt you mentally and emotionally, more than you can imagine.

Always remember this, he that loses his conscience has nothing left that is worth keeping.

Prayer and Confession
Lord, I pray that You would help me to hear Your voice clearly. If You are trying to get my attention about a particular issue in my life, help me to let go of it. Help me to walk in integrity.

Further Reading: Hebrews 10:22, Romans 9:1, 1Timothy 4:2.