Today’s sermon by Pastor David Miller was on
humility. He referred to the scripture
which cautioned us not to judge others, seeing the speck in their eyes while
not seeing the log in our own eyes. (Matthew 7:3 NIV “Why do you look at the
speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in
your own eye?”) Pastor David spoke on how we should treat others. Not as they treat us, not as we want to be
treated, but treat them as God has treated us. For some, that is not a conflicted directive
for they have been blessed richly throughout life. But for those who have had a miserable past,
what does that mean for them? The love
of God is not measured in earthly blessings alone, but in the gift of Jesus and
the grace of salvation. Really, all have
had a miserable past in one sense; they have sinned and been blind to the love
of the Heavenly Father. It is only
through grace that spiritual salvation is possible. Thus all mankind finds itself in the same
boat in the end. That we should treat
others as God has treated us is a call to love and grace. (For a Wesleyan understanding of grace click here.)
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