March 25
Luke 6:39-7:10
What would you say are the biggest issues which are keeping people from coming to faith in Christ? Sadly, one of the biggest obstacles to accepting Christianity is… well, Christians. We would like to believe that the world is pulling people away, because it is too painful to think that we might be the blockade standing in the way of them coming to Christ. Fess up. When you read today’s reading, did you think of a specific person in your life that really needed to hear what Jesus had to say? I did. And then I realized that Jesus was talking to me—and he was talking to you. He KNEW the human condition, so it is no coincidence that he followed up with “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”
Hypocrisy in the church comes down to ego; there is a disconnect between the way we deal with our own sin versus how we judge the sins of others. We all know the concept of “speaking truth in love,” but where we fail is coming from a place of humility. If we do not first acknowledge our own sin, how can we point to the need for Jesus? That is the ONLY way we can remove ourselves as a blockade so they can hear the gospel message. Our message needs to be about the only perfect one, Jesus. So, let us share our Savior with others and do this with a deep measure of humility.
Father God, please let your love and truth flow through me, and convict me when my actions contradict your character. Amen.
How can you more closely align your character with the heart of God?
What would you say are the biggest issues which are keeping people from coming to faith in Christ? Sadly, one of the biggest obstacles to accepting Christianity is… well, Christians. We would like to believe that the world is pulling people away, because it is too painful to think that we might be the blockade standing in the way of them coming to Christ. Fess up. When you read today’s reading, did you think of a specific person in your life that really needed to hear what Jesus had to say? I did. And then I realized that Jesus was talking to me—and he was talking to you. He KNEW the human condition, so it is no coincidence that he followed up with “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”
Hypocrisy in the church comes down to ego; there is a disconnect between the way we deal with our own sin versus how we judge the sins of others. We all know the concept of “speaking truth in love,” but where we fail is coming from a place of humility. If we do not first acknowledge our own sin, how can we point to the need for Jesus? That is the ONLY way we can remove ourselves as a blockade so they can hear the gospel message. Our message needs to be about the only perfect one, Jesus. So, let us share our Savior with others and do this with a deep measure of humility.
Father God, please let your love and truth flow through me, and convict me when my actions contradict your character. Amen.
How can you more closely align your character with the heart of God?
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