July 25 “LOVING not JUDGING” 1 Peter 4:8
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” (1 Peter 4:8)
Recently, I have been presented with challenges that ought not be! Fellow Believers, well-meaning fellow Believers, allowing Satan to dictate their actions and words! Situations, circumstances, actions, and challenges will come to us, yet we MUST seek to live in God’s Love, and to love each other, regardless of the situations that exist! Every one of us misses the mark when it comes to being perfect! It is the LOVE OF GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST, that makes us worthy of HIS GRACE! So often, we allow the momentary circumstances of the present to dictate our actions and responses! All of us have sinned and fallen short… Please claim the VICTORY IN JESUS, Focus on HIS GRACE, and STOP BEING SO JUDGEMENTAL towards one another! Remember, you are not responsible for the actions and words of others, you are responsible for YOUR ACTIONS and WORDS, and they SHOULD BE EDIFYING TO THE BODY OF CHRSIT! Satan gets excited when a Believer allows him the opportunity to get a foothold and create chaos and strife among other Believers! Folks, Claim God’s Love, Focus on Obedience for your own life, and STOP Judging others, and LOVE THEM, with the LOVE OF GOD! Most of the issues among God’s people, would not be issues, if we would simply mind our own business and see others through the eyes of Christ! Listen closely to this Command: “Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 22:37-40… He said it, I believe it, and am working each day to make it a part of my life! How about you! Stay Focused, Stay Strong…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!