Bring them to His Feet

John 8:1-11, Mark 2:1-22

We can either bring people to the feet of Jesus in the hope He will condemn them for their sins or we can bring them to the feet of Jesus and have faith they will accept His forgiveness and be healed. Be warned if you are bringing them for judgment be prepared to have your sin confronted as well. Seek after mercy not justice, you can do this.


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"Do you eat Wheaties or Weedies?"

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

The parable of the weeds tells of a farmer whose field is sabotaged by his enemy.  His adversary plants weeds next to all the farmer's wheat.  The wheat and the weeds begins to grow together.  When the workers find out what happened they ask the farmer if they should uproot the weeds, he tells them no because they will uproot the wheat by accident if they take all the weeds out.  Instead he tells them to let the weeds grow because in the end they will separate them.  The weed will be thrown into the fire while the wheat will be placed in the barn (Matthew 13:24-30)

Jesus later on explain this parable by saying He is the farmer and the adversary is the devil.  Those who follow Jesus are the wheat but those who follow the devil are the weeds.  The angels are the farm hands that will be used by God to separate His people from those who are not.  Followers of Christ will go to Heaven will those who pursued the will of the enemy will burn in Hell (Matthew 13:36-43).

This parable teaches me that in the end God will decide who is a wheat and who is a weed, not us.  It is not our job to condemn other Christians to Hell or call them workers of the devil. True we hold each other accountable, point out sin when we see it, and speak out against heresy.  But when it comes to determining the heart and intent of someone as being righteous or wicked, that is not our place.  I have found out that no one answers to me but we all will answer to God.

As Christians we want to "pluck" the weed and distinguish the wheat.  But that is not our place, God will handle that in His time.  The wheat and weeds Jesus was using in this parable looked similar and only could be distinguished when they were fully grown.  Because the weeds could not produce the grain like the wheat.  So the farmers in Jesus time would wait until the crops had follow grown to separate them.  As Christians we spend so much time calling each other "evil weeds" as opposed to praying for a "young immature wheat" .

We need to silence our mouths and stop trying "sift" each other out.  Jesus could call the Pharisees evil because He knew their hearts because He is God.  My friend, you are not.  We cannot expect to lead to people Christ if we are acting like a dysfunctional and abusive family.  No one wants to be apart of that.  Let the Lord distinguish the weeds from the wheat in His time.  This does not give us a license to sin and act any kind of way, instead it should make us consider our ways and ask ourselves "Are acting like a wheat or a weed?

Stay focused, you can do this!

"In His JOY!"

The Stand Alone Judge

Matthew 9:1-8

A group of people brought a paralytic man to Christ probably because the believed Jesus could heal him.  At the sight of their faith Jesus said to the paralytic "Take heart son, your sins are forgiven", this statement sent the Teachers of The Torah into a mad frenzy.  They said to each other "This man blasphemies!" but Jesus knew they where thinking evil in their hearts and asked them "What is easier to say ''Your sins are forgiven'' or "Get up and walk?"  And just to prove to The Scribes that Jesus had authority to forgive sins, Jesus healed the man.

What struck the Scribes was that Jesus told them man he was forgiven.  The only person in their eyes with the authority to forgive sins is God.  Only God was able to pardon because He alone is the Judge of all humanity.  There is not another judge who with the authority, ability, and wisdom to pardon sin or pronounce a sentence  (Exodus 33:6-7).  And Jesus made it very clear in that statement that He is that judge, He is the one who with the authority to forgive as well as sentence.  Jesus was essentially saying that He was God.

So this brings back to us, sometimes we are quick to pronounce a sentence on someone.  We look at their life, situation, or maybe even their circumstance and we judge them.  With limited information and poor detail we make a quick determination about someone and neglect to extend grace and mercy.  We are not qualified to judge.  We do not have the infinite wisdom, ability to punish, or the authority (James 4:11-12).  Judging is God's department.  We do not know the heart of men but God does (1 Samuel 16:7), He alone is able to decipher someone's intent, the meaning of their actions, and make a sound judgement.  We are lacking in this area.

Now this does not mean we cannot hold each other accountable because we do (Luke 17:30, Galatians 6:1).  But it is not or place to judge one another, it is our place to restore each other and help them in their fight against sin (Galatians 6:1-2).  We do not sit in the seat of judgement against our fellow Christians, instead we are standing with them in need of God's Grace, Mercy, and Forgiveness.  Stay focused you can do this.

"In His JOY!"