Don't be judgemental
Today I'll be speaking to you about the very way fellow believers condemns one another,and lives indecently; the scriptures speaks of Love and living it. Many today are judgemental;they do this often to a brother or sister that they think is doing one thing or they other and they are not doing it,if you see your fellow brother going in a wrong direction, dwelling in a bad misconduct, sin, practice etc, I hear of many being indulge in lesbianism, homosexualism,drug addictive,masturbation,runs,etc making this a very life for making money; when you asked them they'll tell you is survival, if you have any friend that is indulge in any of these misconduct, don't condemn nor judge, don't see him or her as evil,but rather with gentleness bring him/her to order. The scriptures says in Gal.6:1 " BRETHREN, IF any person is overtaken in misconduct or sin of any sort, you who are spiritual [who are responsive to and controlled by the Spirit] should set him right and restore and reinstate him, without any sense of superiority and with all gentleness, keeping an attentive eye on yourself, lest you should be tempted also.
Practicing these is not good and should not be practice, we know we are living by grace but that shouldn't give you the liberty to be practicing what you know is not right. When a believer has tasted the holy spirit and still indulges in this act, it shows you don't value yourself nor what Christ did for you. I hear of many Christians going to club,"what are you doing there"?;you're not supposed to be there; Jesus says let your light so shine before men that they may see and glorify your father in heaven.
You are a new creation, you were bought with a price,your only service should be to God and not practicing those acts,Christ died for you yes but he also said Sin cannot have Dominion over you,so its not God's responsibility to stop you from these things,its your responsibility to decide and stop them. When you value yourself as the righteousness of God,a seed of Abraham, the light of the world, a peculiar and holy Nation etc you'll stop living indecently.
Jesus told the adulterous woman go and sin no more,he didn't condemn her,if you are one that cannot carry others burden, faults,bear their attitudes then you must learn to because the scriptures admonishes us to do so.when you look @ verse 2 of that scripture above it says "Bear (endure, carry) one another's burdens and [a]troublesome moral faults, and in this way fulfill and observe perfectly the law of Christ (the Messiah) and complete [b]what is lacking [in your obedience to it].
You are the Jesus on scene today,act like him when he saw men full of faults,sin and misconduct,love them,put them in order; for this is what Jesus did and is still doing today.
Dont take yourself more important than others, maybe because you have graduated from college, you have a good job,you now have money,you are from a wealthy home etc and you think others are nothing,this is not right, see the uniqueness in others,let your means of progress be the only way in lifting others up to become better than you, don't feel nobody is important, deserve you,deserve what you know,for God created all of us with uniqueness. The scripture says in verse 3 of that same chapter " For if any person thinks himself to be somebody [too important to condescend to shoulder another's load] when he is nobody [of superiority except in his own estimation], he deceives and deludes and cheats himself.
Learn to celebrate people, show love to people, encourage others. And you who are living and practicing this act value yourself for Christ died for you and gave you his righteousness,living this way is disrespecting and hating what he gave you. You are not a sinner therefore don't live like one, you are declared righteous, learn to be responsible,stop doing those things that do not add value to you nor glorify your father. I encourage you today to make a decision never to return to this habits,misconduct etc for they add no value to you. You are Christ,think of this will Jesus be doing runs,lesbianism, gay,masturbation,will he be clubbing every week. Think of this then you'll learn to value your own self and be responsible. Remember you who are in Christ are not saved by works but by grace,therefore stop practicing those things For they are of the flesh(works). He that Lives in the flesh shall reap corruption and death but he that lives in the spirit shall reap life.
This is an additional scriptures to help you out. Gal.6:8-9.
For he who sows to his own flesh (lower nature, sensuality) will from the flesh reap decay and ruin and destruction, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint.
Be responsible, take charge of your life and value it.
Have a blessed week.
Pastor Chris White.
