Charles Stanley Daily Devotional 17 March 2026 (In Touch) Tuesday Message
Charles Stanley Daily Devotional TOPIC: Can You Trust Your Conscience?
Today’s Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:18-19
To help us distinguish between right and wrong, God has given us a conscience that serves as a kind of spiritual radar. The condition you keep it in will determine how much you can trust it.
The sacred conscience is one that has been kept spotless through confession of sin (1 John 1:9) and reflects a desire to know and follow God’s will. Once we are cleansed, we can live without guilt, walking openly and transparently. When we do sin, we know immediately that we need to get right with God.
The struggling conscience is clogged with rules and regulations, and its spirit of legalism makes us critical of our performance. Having created our own system of “should, ought, and must,” we use it to determine right or wrong. In doing so, we show a lack of understanding about God’s righteousness, which can never be replaced with self-righteousness (Philippians 3:8-10).
The soiled conscience is stained from harboring sin. If we consistently choose our way over God’s, we lose sight of what’s beautiful and true.
The seared conscience is insensitive to sin. When we resist and ignore its warnings, it will become numb and unresponsive.
Ask God to show you how well your conscience is operating, and where there’s room for improvement, allow Him to restore it.
Bible in One Year: Judges 13-15
Thought for Today: Ask God to show you how well your conscience is operating.
Dr. Charles F. Stanley was the founder of In Touch Ministries and a New York Times best-selling author. Throughout his ministry, he demonstrated a keen awareness of people’s needs and provided Christ-centered biblically based principles for everyday life.