SHE DESERVED IT

"Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye."

Matthew 7: 1 - 5
King James Version

I read about someone who was upset with someone and said hateful words to her. She said "I had a right to say hateful words to her because she deserved it". We read in the Bible. "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away." (Isaiah 6 4:6).

None of us deserve God's love, mercy and forgiveness. However, because our Heavenly Father loves us so much He gave His beloved Son to die on the cross for our sins.

One of my pastors said many times in his sermons "If you will make sure your own heart is in right standing with God, you won't have the time to criticize others". Instead of saying and doing hateful things to others, let's make sure our own heart is in right standing with God.

Joanne Lowe
August 24, 2020