Hermann Goering, commandant of the German Air Force in World
War II, proclaimed: “I have no conscience. My conscience is Adolph Hitler.”
Goering committed suicide after being found guilty of war crimes at Nuremberg. Goering’s
testimony demonstrates the danger of invalidating the conscience and sinking
into depravity.
While
it’s important to have a mentor or leader whom we can respect and who serves as
a point of light, no human being should be allowed to become your conscience. Blindly
trusting another person to have all the right answers and always to have your
complete respect eventually disappoints, for no person is perfect enough to
substitute for your conscience.
A person who obeys his or her conscience will be blessed
and rewarded by God himself, as David experienced in 1 Samuel 24. Here David listened
to and obeyed his conscience. David knew God’s will and purpose and that choosing
to follow God’s plan would result in receiving God’s blessings and a clear
conscience. This can be your choice.
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