Daily Devotional - August 7, 2011
Romans 5:8
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
God is a loving and kind God even when we are not faithful he is still faithful. God is married to the backslider and he cares about the sinner. Jesus came to save the world not to condemn the world. Sometimes we as a people or Christians are harder on people than the All Mighty God. Yes, God dislikes sin but he still loves the person. That's why he sent his Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins.
Yes, we should turn away from our sins and repent those of us who know better should help those who do not understand instead of condemning we should be praying for them. Lead the sinner to Jesus Christ and the Cross tell them why and how Jesus died for them and how much he loves them.
God loves us so much that he sent Jesus to rescue us from our sins and reconcile us back to God.
A former co-worker told me this story: Once there was a Nun sitting up in a tower looking down on a street woman. She would criticize this woman because of her lifestyle. The street woman on the other hand would look up at the Nun and say to herself oh how I would love to be like that Nun. The street woman did not want to live the life she was living but circumstance brought her to live in this manner.
Well the street woman died first and went to Heaven, the Nun said surely if the street woman made it into Heaven I know that I will enter in. When the Nun got to Heaven's gates she was rejected by God. She wondered why! Well, it was explained to her while she was judging the street woman, the street woman was wishing she was like to Nun. You see the street woman must have repented and accepted Jesus along her life's journey and changed her lifestyle and stopped sinning.
Meanwhile the Nun had a closed heart and did not have the love of God. Her thinking was all wrong just because she was a Nun she thought she was making it into Heaven. Those of us who are children of God need to watch our walk with God. The word of God says many will say unto me Lord, Lord but will not enter the Kingdom of God. How sad would that be you serving God all your life and miss Heaven because you need a heart adjustment.
Watch your walk with God and make sure it is acceptable to the King of Kings and Lord or Lords.
Prayer:
Father help me to live a holy life and not judge others. Let me judge myself so that I will not be judged. Give me a clean heart and renew a right spirit within me. If there is anything in me that's not like you that's not pleasing in your sight God take it out of me, out of my heart. Let me live right and love myself so that I can love others the way you love them. Teach me your ways O Lord and I can teach others the right way to live. Free me from Satan and his schemes and help me to walk in your divine calling or choosing for my life. So that you may us me to free and deliver others from sin and shame.
In Jesus Name! Amen!
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