Lives You Can Read — How Our Conduct Becomes Our Witness

Sunday’s message by our Pastor Dr. GreGory, reminded us that the Bible isn’t only a book we read by the Spirit, it becomes a life we live. Worship is not a frown with music behind it; it’s a joyful yes to the God who is working behind the scenes on our behalf (John 4:23–24). We don’t worship as if we’re losing; we worship from Christ’s victory.

Lives You Can Read

Paul calls believers “letters…written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God” (2 Corinthians 3:2–3). That means people “read” the gospel in our tone at home, our decisions at work, our patience in traffic, and our forgiveness in conflict. Every conversation becomes a sentence. Every act of kindness is a headline. We don’t need to be louder, we need to be clearer. Let the Word hidden in our hearts become the Word visible in our walk (Psalm 119:11).

Holiness That Moves

“Be Holy, for I am Holy” (1 Peter 1:16) is not a museum pose; it’s motion. Holiness burns off chains as it moves, and its key is balance. Balance is spirit and truth, devotion and discipline, prayer and participation. It looks like love with feet: Jesus didn’t shout at Zacchaeus from the road; He walked toward him and brought salvation to his house (Luke 19:1–10). This is holiness in everyday practice—steady, kind, and consistent.

Peace Over Payback

The adversary loves to bait believers into trading places with vengeance. Scripture gives a better path: “Follow peace with all men” (Hebrews 12:14). “A soft answer turns away wrath” (Proverbs 15:1). God says, “Vengeance is Mine” (Romans 12:19). Choosing peace keeps the pen in God’s hand and our witness clear, even when emotions are loud and the crowd wants a clap-back.

Let the Spirit Rewrite the Story

The ink of the Spirit rewrites what shame scribbled. Redemption in Christ is permanent. Like the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4), Jesus meets us in our honest places, offers living water, and turns our testimony outward. Grace doesn’t excuse sin; it erases guilt and restores purpose. If God is publishing a new chapter in us, how are we writing it this week?

Our Greatest Manuscript

“Our life is our greatest manuscript, and the Spirit is still writing.” Jesus still calls, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19). Follow Me shapes our conduct—how we speak, work, forgive, post, and show up when no one’s watching. I will make you forms our character—the fruit of the Spirit growing steady, not flashy. Fishers of men defines our mission—a life that draws rather than drives away. So we cooperate with the Christ: confess quickly, forgive freely, serve consistently, and keep saying yes to His next step. When His Word dwells richly in us, our lives begin to read like His—clear, kind, and true.

Conduct that follows Jesus:

• Words: truthful, building up, soft answers (Ephesians 4:29; Proverbs 15:1)

• Work: diligent, excellent, with integrity (Colossians 3:23; Titus 2:7–8)

• Conflict: peacemaking, no payback (Romans 12:17–19; Matthew 5:9)

• Generosity: willing, cheerful (2 Corinthians 9:7)

• Private life: the same person in secret and in public (Psalm 101:2; Matthew 6:6)

Scriptures to Meditate On

2 Corinthians 3:2–3 • 1 Peter 1:16 • Hebrews 12:14 • Romans 12:19 • Proverbs 15:1 • John 4:23–24 • John 8 • Luke 19:1–10 • Psalm 119:11 • Matthew 4:19

Which area of conduct is God highlighting for you right now?

• Words (soft answers)
• Conflict (peace over payback)
• Private life (same in secret)
• Work (with excellence)