Standing in the courtroom was a young boy. His life had been torn apart by death and
disease, leaving him to fend for himself.
The judge looked down at the boy who was most certainly guilty of the
theft he was being accused of. “Guilty
or not guilty?” asked the judge. The boy
replied, “guilty, sir.” The judge then
declared his sentence of $50, knowing the boy did not have a dime to his
name. The judge then stood, took off his
robe, stepped down off the bench, and paid the fine of the boy. He then turned to the boy and said, “I’ve
always wanted a son. Would you mind
staying at my house?” With tearful eyes and the biggest smile you can imagine,
he said yes!
As we look
to the Word of God, in John chapter 8 we find a woman. Just like the boy, her logline consisted of
one word…GUILTY. Every accusation was
true. Every punishment that could have
come her way, even death, would have been deserved. Yet, we find the righteous judge giving
mercy. The Bible does not say what Jesus
wrote in the sand that day, but I can only imagine that he began to write out
the loglines of each accusing individual.
As they read and listened to the judge, one by one they began to turn
away. Jesus turned to the woman and
said, “…neither do I condemn you; go, and sin no more.” That day, Jesus rewrote her logline that read
“guilty” to one that said, “forgiven.”
The Bible
says, “there is NONE that doeth good,”
“There is NONE righteous,” and “For ALL have sinned.” The Bible also says in Romans, “For the wages
of sin is DEATH, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our
Lord.” As sinful individuals, we owe a debt we cannot pay. There is not one person who can say they have
never sinned, but Christ took of his robe, stepped down from heaven, PAID our
debt, and invited us into his family! So, why is it that the forgiven
Christians are so quick to judge others?
Is it that we have forgotten what Christ has done for us? YOU are deserving of punishment just as much
as anyone else, but Christ has forgiven you!
Don’t be so quick to condemn others.
Instead help REWRITE their loglines!
You have a great opportunity to be a witness. Leave the judging to God! Who’s logline will you help rewrite today?
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