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By Dhivya Delvin
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A receptionist at a bank replied carelessly to my queries. He looked too impatient to respond to anyone. Sure he is a hot- tempered person I resolved in my mind.
These 2 scenes flashed my mind when my husband read from the scriptures,
"Judge not that you be not judged" Mat:7:1(ESV) in our family prayer.
God! Do I imitate a pharisee of your time? Have I been judgemental about people??
There are 3 personalities in each person I read a few weeks back
- one we display to others by our dressing sense, manner of speech & actions
- one which we know in our inner self- the hidden thoughts, jealousy, pride, lust etc,
- one which God cognizes of us. Even if I want to cover up the ugliest thing in the world & present it to someone in a beautiful box, God can see through it.
God sees all men as sinners both good & bad. He knows that nothing good dwelleth in flesh( Rom:7:18), Yet He associated Himself with the sinners when He lived in this world.
The tax collectors, the prostitutes, the demon- possessed souls whom the world despised became his thick pals. He touched them, dined with them & prayed with them.
His life changing power diffused into their lives. A tax- collector was changed into a lovable benevolent; a betrayer turned into a faithful Bishop; a blasphemer, persecutor, the chiefest of sinners turned into the prime apostle to the kings & princes.
A sinner dead in sin can do only rotten things. But my Master is able to give life to the dead. Yes He is a friend of sinners.
Grace which covered all my sins, demands Grace to my wrong-doer- to an impish drug addict, to a seducing prostitute, to a hot headed neighbour, to a careless colleague, to a procrastinating house maid, to a helpless porn addicct.. The list goes on.
I have been called to see beyond the bewitching mask people wears to frame-up themselves as stupendous, compliant, dutiful or devilish, lovesick, needy, longing or whatever mask they wear, they belong to God. He obtained them with His own blood. They are being loved by God.
"Anyone who doesnot love, doesnot know God. Because God is love" 1 John :4:8(ESV)
"Since love covers a multitude of sins" 1 Pet:4:8(ESV)
And to us He forgave the most.
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