Reppin’ like “Jersey Shore” …

Just how bad does your reputation or character have to be for someone to offer to pay you to NOT be associated with them?

That’s what clothing maker Abercrombie & Fitch has done by publicly offering to pay big bucks to the TV show Jersey Shore if they will STOP dressing its stars in A&F fashions (you can read the story here http://usat.ly/nAvGfM ).

While those big names battle over their association, I’m reminded of another story when someone of even greater stature was concerned about how his association with someone affected others. We find that story in Psalm 69:5-6:

“5 O God, you know how foolish I am; my sins cannot be hidden from you. 6 Don’t let those who trust in you be ashamed because of me, O Sovereign Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Don’t let me cause them to be humiliated, O God of Israel.”

King David, the most celebrated king in Israel’s history, was concerned about how his life reflected on his God. It’s a concern the Apostle Paul encourages us to share:

“And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father,” Colossians 3:17.

Does your character or reputation draw people to Christ, or repel them? What can you do to represent Jesus in a way that honors Him?

Scotty