Setting a Good Example

Titus 2:7-8

Have you ever wondered about the effect of your example? Consider the story of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (1 Kings 10:1-9). The Queen of Sheba heard about Solomon’s wisdom and religion and came to test Him (verse 1). After she saw for herself, she left praising God. He must have had an incredible testimony as he talked about how God had blessed him.

Compare that to people who interact with Christians today and leave shaking their heads at the hypocrisy. Perhaps they had an openly Christian coworker stab them in the back for a promotion. Or maybe a Christian beat them out of an account by lying or cheating. If that’s the only contact they have with Christians, it’s easy to see how someone could be very turn off of God’s Word and His people. In Paul’s instructions to Titus, Paul explains that Titus has an obligation to set a good example so that even those people who don’t like his cause won’t have the opportunity to criticize his character.

You may be the first or only exposure someone has to Christ. What impression will you leave? Your example is powerful, either way. Make sure it’s the right example, the kind that will lead people to Jesus.