Acts 24:15-16 – I have the same hope in God that these men have, that he will raise both the righteous and the unrighteous. Because of this, I always try to maintain a clear conscience before God and all people. (NLT)

The dictionary defines conscience as "a person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour".

It is one thing to maintain a clear conscience before man, and it is another thing to maintain a clear conscience before God. As believers, our goal should be to attain both simultaneously. God expects us to live a life that is blameless and without reproach. In so doing, we bring glory to His name.

Our conscience is the voice of our human spirit that tells us when we are right or wrong. Everyone has a conscience. The sensitivity of a person's conscience will be determined by how aligned the spirit of that person is to the Spirit of God.

The conscience is the default installation inside of us that enables us to hear from God. However, the conscience can be corrupted. It can be made weak and insensitive by the habitual practice of sin. An insensitive conscience loses its capacity to receive accurate signals from the Spirit of God. This is why something that made the conscience of a man cringe in the past could get a pass from the same conscience today. The conscience of that person has been trained, through the habitual practice of sin, to disobey the voice of God.

Let us each pay attention to our consciences, for a healthy conscience is indeed a great asset in our walk with God. Pray with me:

Prayer: Dear Father, forgive me for every time that I have violated my conscience. Heal me, and restore my spiritual sensitivity. Amen.

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Chubie Ujah <pastor.chubie@gmail.com>
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