Pensamento:
Achar um defeito em outra pessoa é tão fácil para a maioria de nós. Achar defeito em nós é bem mais difícil. Jesus nos lembra de que precisamos lidar com as falhas e pecados na nossa própria vida, antes de começarmos a dizer aos outros como eles devem viver. Parece tão simples! Mas todos sabemos que não é!
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Jesus reminds us in his Sermon on the Mount about a destructive sin that often afflicts his followers: trying to deflect our guilt by finding fault in others. Finding fault with someone else is all too easy for most of us. Finding fault in ourselves is much trickier. Jesus reminds us that we must deal with the shortcomings and sins in our own lives before we start telling others how to live their life. Deflection, blaming, and finding fault are destructive to our allegiance to the Lord and our desire to honor him. So, let's confess our sins (James 5:16) and not find fault in others (Matthew 7:1-2). Seems pretty simple. But we all know it isn't. So, dear friend of Jesus, let's pray for the Holy Spirit's help to be gracious and forgiving toward others, and humbly confess our faults to one another.
Oração:
Pai, por favor, perdoe-me quando eu sou severo, duro e julgo outros. Eu sei que eu tenho problemas que necessitam do trabalho do Seu Espírito Santo. Eu confesso que há pecados rotineiros para os quais eu sempre acho uma desculpa. Por favor, querido SENHOR, perdoe meu pecado e dê-me poder para superá-lo. No nome de Jesus eu oro. Amém. || Veja também: http://www.hermeneutica.com/jd/1/0624.html e a imagem: http://www.iluminalma.com/img/il_mateus7_3-5.html
My Prayer...
Father, please forgive me because I have sometimes been severe, harsh, and judgmental toward others. I am aware that there are issues in my own life that I need to address with the guidance of your Holy Spirit. I confess that there are routine sins that I often excuse in myself. Please, dear Lord, forgive my sins of deflecting my guilt by blaming others and finding fault in others. Please empower me to move beyond it to become a more gracious and redemptive disciple of Jesus. Amen.
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