Did
you notice that Paul did not say to condemn the one who was sinning? Rather he
said;
You
are so proud of yourselves, but you should be mourning in sorrow and shame. And
you should remove this man from your fellowship. (1 Corinthians 5:2 NLT)
This
speaks to me about me. When I see someone openly sinning, my inclination is to
condemn them. I don’t curse them (I’m too self-righteous for that). But I often
have a comment. “Did you see that?” “He should know better.” “That kind of
people make me angry.” Maybe you have a way of expressing your condemnation.
Paul
says,
“You are so proud of yourselves, but you should be mourning.”
In
all of the condemning and judging things I have said over the years I have
never really found comfort. I have never found any satisfaction.
In
Romans 6:23 it says that “The wages of sin is death.” That
person that I see sinning is working death in their own life. That person is
someone that God wants to come to salvation. Isn’t that sad? Shouldn’t I be
mourning? This is the mind of Christ and I need to think with this new mind. I
need to be transformed by the renewing of my mind.
Blessed
are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Father in
Heaven thank you for this word of salvation. Please father in heaven help me to
hold this word in my heart and nourish it until it grows and brings forth fruit
that is pleasing to you.
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