HOW QUICKLY WE FORGET!

BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY!!!

John 8:
1-2 Jesus went across to Mount Olives, but he was soon back in the Temple again. Swarms of people came to him. He sat down and taught them. 3-6The religion scholars and Pharisees led in a woman who had been caught in an act of adultery. They stood her in plain sight of everyone and said, "Teacher, this woman was caught red-handed in the act of adultery. Moses, in the Law, gives orders to stone such persons. What do you say?" They were trying to trap him into saying something incriminating so they could bring charges against him.6-8Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger in the dirt. They kept at him, badgering him. He straightened up and said, "The sinless one among you, go first: Throw the stone." Bending down again, he wrote some more in the dirt. 9-10Hearing that, they walked away, one after another, beginning with the oldest. The woman was left alone. Jesus stood up and spoke to her. "Woman, where are they? Does no one condemn you?" 11"No one, Master." "Neither do I," said Jesus. "Go on your way. From now on, don't sin."

How quickly we forget our past, faults and what we are currently doing, and get caught up in the moment and condemn others. 
Sadly, I will confess I do this a lot.  If you knew me, you know I am the last person who should be sitting in the Judge's seat.  Yesterday, with the intent to help someone out, I had to acknowledge that my delivery of my help was not from a loving heart; by the end of the conversation.  It amazes me how we find ourselves withholding the same mercy we feel we should be entitled to at all times for any situation.

Judging is WRONG and is this is probably a no brainer, to the many that find them self judging.  We you condemn someone, you make your life the standard.  However, there is only one standard, that we are to live according to and that is God's. 

To God a sin is a sin.  There is not a different scaled weight to each sin, as we would like to believe.  Anything opposite of God's law is wrong.

Before I finish this blog, I encourage you to read John 8:2-11 once again and really spend some time on verse 11.  We all sin and fall short of the glory of God, but this is not a pass to continue in sin once we have been forgiven.  True appreciation of God's mercy and grace is to strive (sincerely strive!) to sin no more.  Because even though your neighbor cannot judge you...Judgement day is fast approach and the bible says you will have to answer for everything you have done.

I pray we begin to focus on self improvement and being pleasing in the sight of God.  Love, Ashlee