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In
1974 during the Watergate scandal when President Nixon
was forced to resign, McGruder
replied, "Somewhere
along the way, I lost my MORAL COMPASS and with it,
the ability to navigate my life." Flash forward 32 years to 2006 in another prominent scandal involving the Enron Corporation. Andrew Fastow, former chief financial officer, testified in court that his former bosses, Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were aware of the Enron's financial troubles in 2001. Fastow, however, also came across as a deeply flawed character, whose credibility was attacked by the defense. "You must be consumed with an insatiable greed, is that fair to say?" asked Mr. Daniel Petrocelli, lead lawyer for Skilling. "I believed I was extremely greedy," Mr. Fastow responded. "And I lost my MORAL COMPASS and I very much regret some of the things that I did.” * The
unfortunate reality is that many have not “lost”
their moral compass, they have deliberately thrown it
away! And when
the moral compass is discarded, as McGruder and Fastow
confessed, serious mistakes are made, feelings There
are many standards of morality (moral compasses)
in the world today, but ONLY ONE standard that is
reliable… GOD'S standard! The basis for the ONE TRUE "moral compass" is the Almighty Holy God (1 Peter 1:15-16) AND His revealed Word. The Psalmist declared that God’s Word is our moral compass: “Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Ps 119:105). When God’s moral compass is ignored or rejected, sin, regret, and moral confusion abound. Each and every person has failed to live according to God’s moral compass perfectly. “For ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom 3:23). But God loves us so much that He gave His Son to die for the sins of the whole world (John 3:16; 1 John 2:2). Through Christ we have forgiveness and the opportunity to redirect our lives to living according to God’s "moral compass". God will forgive those who: believe in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from their sin in repentance (Acts 17:30-31), confess Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), and are baptized (immersed) in Jesus’ name for forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38). AND He will continue to cleanse those who strive to follow the directions given by His "moral compass" - the Word of God (1 John 1:7). Won’t YOU accept the ONLY reliable Compass to guide you as you navigate through life? THEN, by God’s grace, you will reach God’s intended destination for you: ETERNAL LIFE in heaven. David A. Sargent, Minister Church
of Christ at Creekwood *“Fastow Testifies Lay Knew of Enron's 'Serious Problems'“ by Alexei Barrionuevo and Vikas Bajaj in The New York Times, March 8, 2006, http://www.thecsrgroup.com To Subscribe to "Living Water" send a blank e-mail to:
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