There comes a time when every person must decide where he will take his stand. The world is full of people who “go along to get along.” They don’t want to offend anyone or be viewed as different, so they simply drift with the crowd. But faithful Christians cannot do that. Our Lord said, “He that is not with me is against me” (Matthew 12:30). There is no middle ground.

In every generation, God’s people have had to stand up for truth, often in the face of ridicule or persecution. Noah stood alone in a corrupt world (Genesis 6). Daniel stood firm in Babylon (Daniel 6). Peter and John stood before hostile rulers and declared, “We ought to obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29). The apostle Paul took his stand firmly for the Lord. He wrote, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation” (Romans 1:16).

We, too, must decide where we will stand. Will we stand with the Bible - even when it condemns popular practices? Will we stand for moral purity when the world laughs at decency? Will we stand with faithful brethren, even when some others grow weary and fall away?

Taking a stand for truth is not always comfortable, but it is always right. Paul urged, “Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong” (1 Corinthians 16:13). The Lord needs men and women of conviction - people who will not be swayed by convenience, pressure, or fear.

Let each of us resolve: “This is where I will take my stand - with God, with His Word, and with His people. No matter what the world does, no matter who else may compromise, I will stand with the Lord.”

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