There’s an old saying that says when you point your finger at someone else then there are three pointing back you. Seems to me God’s pretty fair with his Judgement. We can’t say I’m Ok because I am a better person than that guy at school who bullies everyone. We can’t say I’m Ok compared to that girl at college who gossips about everyone. It’s not about what we do compared to what others do, it’s about what we do compared to what we are able to do. Another thing that crosses my mind as I think about this passage, is it’s not even about how good a Christian we are compared to how we used to be. When we were a kids, we understood what God wanted us to do in a simple way; and Gods pleasure in us was watching us achieve what he wanted in a simple way. Now we are older we understand our relationship in a different way with God. Now God has different expectations of us. I am just grateful that God reveals what he expects of us a little at a time. The good news is, that we do these things because of what Jesus did for us, and it’s actually what Jesus did, not we do thata earn’t us eternal life with God. Phew, thank you God.
