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"Somebody’s Always Watching" by Author: Duane C. Brush
When I was a child I was told to behave myself because “Somebody’s always watching.” I was never quite sure if they meant God or our neighbors. It may have been both, come to think of it.
What does it mean to “conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ”? Paul had just given his testimony from prison. Notice the words in Philippians 1:12-26 that clue us in to his attitude: “What has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel,” “[I] have become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear,” “I am put here for the defense of the gospel,” “The important thing is that . . . Christ is preached,” “What has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance,” “I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed,” and “To live is Christ and to die is gain.”
Certainly, a life lived with that kind of confident hope and eager expectation is worthy of the gospel of Christ. Paul could be counted among those who remembered “Somebody’s always watching.”
Hymn for Today: "To Live Is Christ" by Mark Altrogge and Bob Kauflin
Verse 1
Before You gave us life and breath
You numbered all our days
You set Your gracious love on us
And chose us to be saved
This fleeting life is passing by
With all its joys and pain
But we believe to live is Christ
And death is gain
Chorus:
To live is Christ, to die is gain
In every age this truth remains
We will not fear, we’re unashamed
To live is Christ, to die is gain
Verse 2
And though we grieve for those we love
Who fall asleep in Christ
We know they’ll see the Savior’s face
And gaze into His eyes
So now we grieve, yet we don’t grieve
As those who have no hope
For just as Jesus rose again
He’ll raise His own
Chorus:
To live is Christ, to die is gain
In every age this truth remains
We will not fear, we’re unashamed
To live is Christ, to die is gain
Verse 3
And now we’re longing for the day
We’ll see the Lamb once slain
Who saved a countless multitude
To glorify His name
We’re yearning for the wedding feast
Of Jesus and His bride
His nail-scarred hands will finally
Bring us to His side
Chorus:
To live is Christ, to die is gain
In every age this truth remains
We will not fear, we’re unashamed
To live is Christ, to die is gain
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