“Christ
Jesus Came Into The World To Save Sinners”
And
I
Am The Worst Of Them All.
Scripture
1
Timothy 1
15 This
is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ
Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of
them all.
16 But
God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime
example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then
others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive
eternal life.
Observation
The
danger of comparing ourselves with the people around us is that if we
do that then we might not realize just how rotten of sinners we
really are!
You,
my friend, are rotten to the core. And so am I. We are sinners.
Are
you spending all of your time pointing out the speck or specks in
other peoples' eyes when you can't even see the log that is in yours?
My
friend, you and I, are far from perfect. We are in desperate need of
a Savior.
We
live in a world of ruthless, uncaring, critical people, ready to
devour and destroy one another. We live in a world that desperately
needs to see Jesus in us.
1
Peter 4:8
Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.
Philippians
2:3
Don’t
be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of
others as better than
yourselves.
Luke
6:41-42
41“And
why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in
your own?
42
How can you
think of saying, ‘Friend, let me help you get rid of that speck in
your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in
your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in
your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in
your friend’s eye.
Application
I
will focus my attention on making sure that Eddy is right with the
Lord. Then I will look for opportunities to help others know more
about Jesus Christ. Nothing is more important than that … nothing!
How
about you? Worried about the “speck” or are you taking care of
the “log”? Critical/Judgmental?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I know that it is not my job to point out everybody else's
faults. I know that I live in a fallen world, an evil, sinful world
that desperately needs Jesus. Outsiders, those who are not believers,
can't be expected to live like someone who has a personal
relationship with You. So help me to live my life in a way that
points people to Jesus. Give me the capacity to love people even when
they are ugly and hurtful towards me.
Daily
Bible Reading: 2 Kings 1,2,3; Psalms 82; 1 Timothy 1
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