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Yesterday I discussed God’s mercy and today I want to touch on it a little more. This time I want to add a dose of judgment to it.
I’m a judge. I have judged others, and unfortunately, I find my flesh still doing it. I am human. But as I said yesterday, I thank God that his mercies are new every morning.
I love to give my opinion. I am a strong-willed person, and if not careful, can quickly find myself turning that opinion into quick judgment of someone else. I am thanking God that He is growing me in this area.
I quickly caught myself sitting in the seat of judge the other day. I sat down for breakfast with my mom at my favorite cafe in downtown Branson with the daily paper in hand. I was skimming through the pages and saw a headline that read, “Weiner Resigns”. The headline obviously caught my attention.
I try to avoid the news as much as possible. It helps to keep one more negative thing this world has to offer out of my head. And I figure that if it’s important enough someone will tell me about it. I decided to read the small article. As I read out loud to my mom, judgment immediately rose up in my heart. What a pervert!
I was gearing up to give my opinion when God quickly stopped me. He is my child and I created Him. Remember that He, like you, can be given a second chance. Then these words were on my heart: Prayer instead of judgment. I was convicted. I was preparing to condemn a man for his actions without even knowing the whole situation. I was judging him without even knowing his heart.
It was hard for me to get to the veggie omelet I had just ordered over the ginormous plank that was sticking out of my eye. So thankful for Jesus’ teaching in Matthew about judgment.
Joyce Meyer says, “Mercy doesn’t judge what it sees, it goes deeper than that.”
As Christians can we judge the actions that this man took? Yes. Should we judge the man that committed the actions? No.
I thought about it for the rest of the day, wondering what was in his heart that caused him to take the steps he did. I prayed for him. God’s mercy is still offered to him, regardless of his actions, just as they are mine.

  • God’s mercy was available to me for the pack of cigarettes I stole from a convenience store in high school.
  • His mercy was available to me for driving drunk at 19.
  • His mercy was available to me when I disrespected my boss.
  • His mercy was available to me when I had sex outside of marriage.

His mercy is never ending. Thanking God for reminding me that no sin is worse than another. Thanking Him for reminding me that He can make all things new. Thanking Him for every second chance He gives me. Thanking Him for His undeserved favor, known as grace.
Reminding you to pray for Anthony and his family, and thank God as you pray that you have been forgiven for all your sins.

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