Friday, August 8, 2014
Who Is The One Righteous?
My wife and I had an interesting conversation the other day. We were discussing apparel and modesty. The point that came up is, what does that mean? Is one person’s modesty immodest to another person? I think the point that makes the most sense to me is that we should be considerate of others. If we go somewhere to fellowship where blue jeans and t-shirts are what everyone wears, then a suit and tie would be inappropriate. The opposite is also true. It would seem that anything that draws attention to us and away from God lacks modesty. That also brought up another point about dressing inappropriately. It reminded me of a scripture.
Luke 7:36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat.
37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,
38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
Two things come to mind here. The first is that Jesus did not judge the woman for who she was or had been. He saw her for who she would be. But as I thought of this story and reread it a question came to mind. The Pharisee was very harsh on both the lady for being a sinner and for Jesus for letting her touch him. The Pharisee in his mind called her a sinner. My question is, how did he know?
It is better to be considerate of others while judging ourselves. When we do the opposite we glorify ourselves and not God. If you know of someone and have heard of their sin, stop and ask yourself if it glorifies God more to do things that lead them to repentance by sharing our lives with them, or does it glorify God more to listen and give place to the gossip?
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You alone are the Judge. You alone are our King. We praise and worship You. Let Your kingdom be in the earth today. Send us Your healing, deliverance, and provision. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.