I have recently been convicted of how pharisaical I am in my own life. How quick I am to judge others that don't think the same way as I do. How I tell my children to be kind to one another and in the next breath, I'm impatiently yelling at them. How I angrily judge nonbelievers for their unwise choices...when it is only by the grace of God that I am changed. I don't think it is a coincidence that I am reading through Romans right now. This is what I read this morning:
No One is Righteous
What shall we conclude then? Are we any better? Not at all! We have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under sin. As it is written:
'There is no one righteous, not even one;
there is no one who understands,
no one who seeks God.
All have turned away,
they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.
Their throats are open graves;
their tongues practice deceit.
The poison of vipers is on their lips.
Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.
Their feet are swift to shed blood;
ruin and misery mark their ways,
and the way of peace they do not know.
There is no fear of God before their eyes.'
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin. (Rom 3:9-19)
there is no one who understands,
no one who seeks God.
All have turned away,
they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.
Their throats are open graves;
their tongues practice deceit.
The poison of vipers is on their lips.
Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.
Their feet are swift to shed blood;
ruin and misery mark their ways,
and the way of peace they do not know.
There is no fear of God before their eyes.'
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin. (Rom 3:9-19)
2 comments:
I think we all can relate to feeling this way - at least I can. This year my focus has been to find better ways of communicating with my kids and less yelling. How can I fuss at them for losing self-control when I model the behavior for them when I feel overwhelmed.
Of course, this truth is very applicable in every area of life.
Great post - seems the deep things are being stirred up among us lately! ;)
Yes, I think parenting reveals a lot about our own hearts! I'm enjoying the personality study too! I think it really shows "where" I go when I get upset, hurt, etc...instead of running to the Lord!
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