dailyprayer

        Good morning!  How are we faithing? Do you see supposed Christians acting unchristian like or is it just different than you are used to? Do you think they might not be saved? Is that opinion based on scripture, your denominational beliefs or out of arrogance? It is very important we know where and why we stand on an issue and whether it is appropriate or necessary to speak out about whatever the issue may be. Perceived or stated proper actions must be solely based on scripture or we fall into judgement of  things of no consequence and things that could easily repel rather than gather people to Jesus. The next time you are turned off by something, stop a second and try to figure out why. Some things are obvious things scripture is quite clear about and some things are debatable. Someone shoplifting is wrong. Someone being to loud or to soft spoken for our taste is simply that, taste. I'm surely not going to climb someones back for something that simply irritates me. If a fellow believer is walking a path in the wrong direction we should bring it up when appropriate but not condescendingly but with love. I could be wrong. You could be wrong. We both could be wrong. We both could be right but finger pointing doesn't work.  Want to drive people away from Jesus? Behave "holier than thou" and you are guaranteed to diminish the congregation and the Christmas cards received.

MAT 7:1-5

   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.

ROM 2:1-4

 Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.  And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things.  But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God?  Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? 

ROM 14:1-4

  Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not forthe purpose of passing judgment on his opinions. One person has faith that he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats vegetables only.  The one who eats is not to regard with contempt the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat is not to judge the one who eats, for God has accepted him. Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

remember Nan Gilpin...remember Bailey...remember Lindsay and her family

Heavenly Father,

   Thank you for your Word that clarifies how we are to act. Lord we do ask for wisdom for seeing truth and not see cloudy. Lord, help those mentioned today. Heal the sick. Mend the minds and in the name of Jesus we rebuke satan and his minion from influence on our lives. We stand on your promises of peace and love. We ask you show yourself in all we do and it is in your holy name we request these things, amen