Values

A business executive was asked what he values most in his life. He went ahead to say his five-year-old daughter. To him, she was the most important part of his life. He went to work very early in the morning and came back very late at night. He did this to ensure his daughter had the best things that life had to offer. He wanted to bring her up in a luxurious manner.

One day, the business executive realized that he usually went to work very early when his daughter was asleep and came back very late at night when she was asleep. To spent time with her, he took her to his wok place one Saturday. After looking around his office, the girl asked, “daddy, is this where you live?”

He may have acknowledged that his daughter was important, but his behavior revealed what he truly valued, his job.

This might be the case with us Christians. We may say we value our religion but our deeds are very contrary to Christian teachings. In our relationship with Christ, He asks for our obedience, not a warm feeling or just a statement of belief. He asked those following Him, “Why do you call me ‘Lord Lord’ and not do the things which I say?” (Luke 6:46).

Jesus illustrated His point with the parable of the wise and the foolish builders. (Luke 6:47-49).

What we do more than what we say reveals what we truly value the most.