Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Look at Them


Matthew 12: At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”

He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests. Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are innocent? I tell you that something greater than the temple is here. If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

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“Look at those people sinning” I sneered. I was talking about “that” church with all of “those” people. “They aren’t following the Bible” I quipped.

  • I have been judgmental.
  • I have been condemning.
  • I have been a stickler for the law and not for grace.


After stopping a few sins, I felt I ‘earned” the right to point out someone else’s flaws. I mean I was near perfection right? Dreadfully wrong!

  • GOD wanted me to know “All have sinned and fall short of HIS glory” and I am included in the “all.”
  • GOD wanted me to know HE desires mercy not sacrifice.
  • GOD wanted me to know the law is fulfilled through JESUS, not through my actions.


I follow GOD’s laws because of JESUS, not the other way around. I cannot get more righteous by following a few rules and breaking others. GOD wants me to seek HIS mercy for me and those around me.

  • Are you commenting on “those” people?
  • Are you pointing fingers at someone else?
  • Can you stop condemning others before GOD condemns you?
  • Will you seek GOD’s mercy today for you and those around you who you are accusing?


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