Titus 2.7-8 – “In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.”
Do you know someone who seems too good to be true? They always seem to have it all together. They are never frazzled. They are always kind, happy, generous, thoughtful, and friendly. They are the kind of person that one has a hard time saying anything negative about. If anything, they might be criticized for being “too sweet”!
We know that no one is perfect. People that seem too good to be true usually are. However, Paul tells Titus (and us) that we should live in such a way that no one has anything bad to say about us. Even if they dig for dirt, even if they go over our life with a fine-toothed comb, they should not be able to find anything bad to say about us.
This seems unrealistic. As I said before, no one is perfect; but God doesn’t call for us to be perfect. He simply calls us to be an example. We are to live in such a way that God would be pleased for others to live as we do. Paul wrote the Corinthians saying, “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ” (1 Corinthians 11.1). If we let Jesus live through us, no one will be able to say anything bad about us unless it is a lie.
What kind of example are you setting for those around you? Would you be pleased to have others live as you do? Is it easy for people to find something bad to say about you or would they come up empty in their search for “dirt” on you? Let’s all set an example by doing what is good so that others will see Christ in us and be drawn to Him.
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