Audio Balance
Matthew 12:36-37 “But
I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every
careless word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and
by your words you will be condemned.”
ON occasion as my wife and I travel by car, I struggle to
hear the radio, so I ask her to turn up the volume. In response, she queries
the condition of my hearing because the sound is almost too loud for her. Thankfully,
nothing’s wrong with our ears, but the speakers on my side of the car are off.
The audio is out of balance. Barb kindly adjusts the balance (I can’t see the
controls.), and we both listen in balance.
Our faith walk
with Jesus can get out of audio balance when people hear us speak in faith and watch
us act out of faith. Or we may act faithfully on the outside, but our words may
be faithless—critical and unforgiving.
Jesus says that our
audio must be in balance with our video. What we speak, we must do. What we do,
we must speak. Another word for this is integrity.
We all know how
the culture charges the church with being hypocrites. It is a harsh and often
unfair accusation. But it is also too often a true charge. We confess Christ;
yet, studies show evangelical Christians are as guilty of worldly living as the
non-confessing population. What kind of testimony is this to our Lord? It is a testimony
that minimizes and discredits him. Why would anyone be interested in a
Christ-follower if it means nothing changes?
We must live in
the integrity of our faith. Integrity is about being salt and light to the
world, about worship and about your eternal salvation.
LIFE Link: Balance your audio with your video.
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