Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Compassion reserves judgement

Morning: Psalm 78:1-39; Genesis 26:1-33; Hebrews 13:17-25 
Evening: Psalm 78:40-72; John 7:53-8:11

Jesus’ gracious response to the woman caught in adultery shows his compassion with human brokenness and betrayal.  Sadly, even today, some of God’s most pious friends think they know better; they fail to reflect the compassion of their Master, responding with judgement and shunning.  Jesus’ words still echo down the ages: “Let whosoever among you is without sin be the first to cast a stone at her.” So, Jesus seems to say to us, ‘Judge no-one, whoever they are.’  Our judging says more about us than it does about others.  We do not walk in their shoes.

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