Testimony of Our Conscience

[S] 2 Corinthians 1:12 --
 ¹²For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity,not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.

[O] Conscience is who I am when no one is looking and that pretty much defines who I really am.  It's not the outward appearance that I want to project to others.  However the reality is that I nevertheless live a split life -- some times I live a transparent life but then also struggle to put away a facade.  I am thankful that God is transforming me to do less and less of putting up facades but since I'm still wavering between the two, I must be careful to be proud of the testimony of my conscience rather than my achievements of what others are expecting from me.  I should be proud of a life in holiness, godly, sincere, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God.  That's the only thing I should be proud of -- all the rest I need to be humbled.

[A] Put my pride and confidence in the way my conscience testifies how wonderful God's glory and grace is.  Nothing more.

[P] Dear God, Your grace is all I need.  My my conscience project the confidence of my life grounded in Your working in my life.  May I stay humble and come to the foot of the Cross on my knees.  How can I imagine any other posture than that.  Especially in this Passion Week, I desire to be humbled as Jesus was totally humbled. In Your precious name.  Amen.