Judging (continued)

Beloved, in continuance of our theme, “Judging” - when the children of Israel demanded that Aaron make a golden calf and accepted this idol as the God who had brought them out of Egypt, Moses came down from the holy mount and said unto the people, “ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin” (Exodus 32:30). Notice the offering that Moses brought to God to atone for their sin - Moses pleaded with the Lord, “(please) forgive their sin ; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written” (Exodus 32:32). Notice, Beloved, what a sacrifice he offered - “blot ME out of thy book”! In other words, Moses said, “Let me give myself for them”! Of course, Beloved, Jesus would not let anyone make that kind of sacrifice but Him. No one else is worthy to make such a sacrifice! Nevertheless, consider the spirit of Moses in making such an offer. Would you sit in Moses seat? Then, notice that the Spirit of Love, not Judgment, motivated him to make such an offer to God.

Precious Ones, when you judge someone, it distracts your attention from seeing their good qualities. Moses’ sole motivation was love for his brethren. Our sole motivation should not be to judge our brothers and sisters, but to love them enough to put ourselves in their shoes. What if we were found in the wrong? Would we want others to show us love, mercy and grace, or would we want to be judged? Moses knew that he had once stood guilty of murder - he knew that it would be foolish to judge his people and condemn them to death for worshiping a golden calf (an idol god), when God had forgiven him of murder.

Chosen Ones, even we have “sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). If you have enjoyed another one of God’s beautiful days, then know that God HAS NOT judged you according to what you deserve - otherwise, you would be deceased. All of us would! Let us judge one another with the same loving heart - with mercy, grace, and (most importantly) love.

Again, Happy Mother’s Day. I will write more on this subject next week.

I love you all SO very much
In His Love

Pastor William L. McCoy