I hope you find inspiration in part 2 of the Black Sheep or ' Lost Sheep ' ? posting below yesterdays video. Combined with part one, I pray you find inspiration in the name of Christ.
"Do not judge, and you will not be judged.
Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned.
Forgive, and you will be forgiven."
....Luke 6:37 ( NIV )
The parable of ' The Prodigal Son ' seems to me,...to highlight the need for Holy Discernment. (the ability to apply the knowledge gained from experience, and the wisdom, gained from the knowledge,...and,... apply a Holy Spirit driven response,.....shown to us in the ' steps ' of Jesus,...we will attain Holy Discernment.)
What a great example of God's limitless Grace, Mercy, and forgiveness ! (which by the way,...he expects from us )
Many readers of this parable believe the story is about the youngest son coming home to such unconditional love, and total forgiveness. The son that disregarded the respect of his Father, squandered his inheritance in sinful ways, and the driving force of unconditional fatherly love that is shown in his forgiveness
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does this remind you of Our Father and Creators love?
Indeed !,.... But ask yourself,...whether the sins of the oldest son are just as serious as those of the youngest.
Perhaps his are even worse. For his are sins of the heart. He worked hard daily, respected his Father always, obeyed always,.....and sight-fully appeared to 'do the right thing'. But sins of the heart are not always that apparent. jealousy, self-righteousness, resentful, and judgmental.
These sins of the heart, are very dangerous, as they can lead to challenging the directives of Jesus Christ himself with regard to both forgiveness AND love. ' Love ' Your Neighbor ?
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Tell me if I'm mistaken, can we possibly be 'Honoring God our Creator' by 'stepping' in a direction other than those of Christ (get it? 'Step' With Christ Ministries ! ...'I crack my self up!' (sorry)!!! )
But NO,...we're not honoring God by stepping away from those footprints of Christ.
So, let's pray that when we next confront a situation that may lead itself to judgement,....that we use Holy Discernment in response.
Dear Lord God,
As you appropriate the many blessings you will bestow upon us today, we ask that you place special attention to the blessing of Holy Discernment. Help us to better ' step with Christ ' when addressing life's many challenges such as 'judgement'. ( help us realize that You alone are Judge )
Help us to ' keep WITH scripture ' and help us to ' keep IN scripture, so that we may be more pleasing in your eyes. And finally Lord,....please help us to never forget the vital importance of living a biblically directed life.
In Christ' Holy Name,
We Pray!...............................................and they all said ! AMEN.
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