GUILTY

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”

Romans 3:23 KJV

It is so easy to say that someone has sinned but the Bible tells us all of us have sinned.  What is sin?  We find the definition of sin in the Bible.  “Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.” (James 4:17).  We know that are to love others unconditionally but we don’t always do it.

We say one sin is worse than another sin but to God sin is sin.  One of my pastors preached a sermon on judging.  The pastor said “If we will make sure our own heart is right before God, we won’t have the time to judge others”.  The pastor was so right because it is a full time job to make sure my own heart is right.

We read in the newspaper and hear on the news about people killing someone and we think how terrible it is and it is terrible.  However, if we have ever said something that hurt someone, we are just as guilty.  When we say something cruel to someone, we might as well plunge a knife into their heart.

Instead of pointing the finger of guilt at people and saying how terrible they are, we should pray for them.  Only Jesus can give us a new heart, a heart that is filled with love and compassion for others.  I am so glad that on August 14, 1980 when I invited Jesus into my heart that He gave me a new heart. 

We read in the Bible.  “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh” (Ezekiel 36:26).  Let’s start praying for others instead of judging and condemning them.  Are you praying or condemning?

Joanne Lowe

February 23, 2019