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Act chapter 24 verse 16

so I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man.

What a great verse.

Right here in the middle of Paul's defense before Felix at Cessaria. So he's being persecuted for his faith and in the middle of it. He just says this simple significant sentence. I always take pains to have a

clear conscience toward both God and man, a clear conscience, like not trying to hide anything from God,

being totally honest before God, with integrity before God, and man, being honest with people around me, to have

integrity before people around me, a clear conscience. I just want you to think about your life today.

Like are you living with a clear conscience toward God and man.

Like are you right before God right now?

Are there things that are unfessed in your life?

You're trying to hide in your life?

That you're pretending like it's not a problem but is a problem. This is why it's so important for you and

me to come before God just on a daily basis really throughout the day. But the beginning end of the day at some point for some

concentrated time with God where we just lay our hearts before him and say

God is there anything in me that is not pleasing to you?

Anything in my thoughts, my desires, my actions, my life right now that is not glorifying

to you?

I want you to cleanse me to purify me to make me holy, to live with a clean

conscience toward God and toward others. That's why Jesus talks about when you're offering your gift to the altar and you remember

your brother has something against you. Leave your gift there at the altar. Go, be reconciled to your brother brother then come and offer your gift.

The picture is God wants us to live in harmony with those around us.

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