Sunday, January 4, 2009

how do you look at others?

isn't it amazing how God can look at people with loving eyes? we need to be careful not to look down on people. it's easy to get mad at people who sin, but God calls us to love sinners and only be mad at the sin.

think about what Jesus said right before he was crucified. "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." even when he was in extreme pain, Jesus looked on people with compassion and love. of course he was mad about their sin, but he still loved them. he even died for them.

how do you look at others? do you judge people by how they act and make decisions about them based on their behavior? allow God to use you to love people. God knows how to balance love and judgement. We don't - so stick to loving instead of judging.

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