Today’s Scripture…
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
Thoughts..
News Flash…we have all sinned! I am pretty safe in saying we have all sinned today! Sorry to break it to you but you (and I) are NOT perfect. The difference between us and others (evil doers) is we know it. We acknowledge it. Yet, we don’t try to hide it. We live in the light.
Verse 21 is not saying we live by truth meaning we never lie or always do what is correct. It means we are willing to confess the truth and live in the light. We are willing to work on what we did wrong. We are willing to make corrections in our lives.
God has never expected any of us to be perfect. If He did, what do we need grace for??? He just wants us to fess up to our mistakes and try better next time. He wants us to share with others our mistakes and how He helped us through them.
So here is the painful part of my story. Stop turning your nose up at everyone else no matter what their sin. Instead, invite them to the light. Walk with them and let them know they are not alone in their struggles. Be a light to Christ not a blinding light to turn them away.
Prayer…
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