Friday Reading: Romans 2:1-7
Key Verse: Romans 2:1
1 Therefore you are without excuse, O man, everyone who judges; for in that in which you judge another, you condemn yourself, for you who judge do the same things.
Devotion:
How often do you stand up and blame someone for something that they have done wrong? How often do you turn round and tell people how much they are doing wrong just because they have upset you? How often have you thought about what you have done wrong and hurt others? Far too often we do simply turn round and judge others without thinking of the things that we have done wrong. If we were to dwell a while on the things that we have done wrong and think about the pain and anguish that we have inflicted on others, then just maybe we will learn to keep our big mouths shut for a second or two!
It is so easy to pick at what others do wrong but oh so hard to admit to what we do wrong. We can turn round and say how much other people gossip about things that they should not and then turn round in the next breath and say something that we heard on the grape-vine! What are we thinking? Do we think we are that good that we have not done things wrong? Well, let me tell you a secret. I have done many more things wrong in my life and I don’t like saying things wrong about others. Oh I still do it because I too do get carried away in the heat of the moment, but when I see what I have done I am caught out, distraught, silenced and trying to hide from God!
You see, when we lose sight of God or even lose focus on Him, we turn into something rotten because we give in to those temptations that Satan covers our lives with. Once that happens we fall into his ways and turn away from God’s ways; once that has happened we are under the control of a very evil being whether we know it or not. Our hearts and minds then become corrupt with his ways and we then find it harder to swim against that flood to turn back to God’s ways. The only way we are going to keep our heads above water is if we trust God to be our life-saver constantly! Doing that means that we must keep focused on Him always and trust in His ways and not our own corrupt ways.
Points to Ponder:
Who do you blame for things in your life?
Are you willing to accept the blame?
Key Verse: Romans 2:1
1 Therefore you are without excuse, O man, everyone who judges; for in that in which you judge another, you condemn yourself, for you who judge do the same things.
Devotion:
How often do you stand up and blame someone for something that they have done wrong? How often do you turn round and tell people how much they are doing wrong just because they have upset you? How often have you thought about what you have done wrong and hurt others? Far too often we do simply turn round and judge others without thinking of the things that we have done wrong. If we were to dwell a while on the things that we have done wrong and think about the pain and anguish that we have inflicted on others, then just maybe we will learn to keep our big mouths shut for a second or two!
It is so easy to pick at what others do wrong but oh so hard to admit to what we do wrong. We can turn round and say how much other people gossip about things that they should not and then turn round in the next breath and say something that we heard on the grape-vine! What are we thinking? Do we think we are that good that we have not done things wrong? Well, let me tell you a secret. I have done many more things wrong in my life and I don’t like saying things wrong about others. Oh I still do it because I too do get carried away in the heat of the moment, but when I see what I have done I am caught out, distraught, silenced and trying to hide from God!
You see, when we lose sight of God or even lose focus on Him, we turn into something rotten because we give in to those temptations that Satan covers our lives with. Once that happens we fall into his ways and turn away from God’s ways; once that has happened we are under the control of a very evil being whether we know it or not. Our hearts and minds then become corrupt with his ways and we then find it harder to swim against that flood to turn back to God’s ways. The only way we are going to keep our heads above water is if we trust God to be our life-saver constantly! Doing that means that we must keep focused on Him always and trust in His ways and not our own corrupt ways.
Points to Ponder:
Who do you blame for things in your life?
Are you willing to accept the blame?