And Such Were Some of You

1 Corinthians 6: 10-11 - Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. AND SUCH WERE SOME OF YOU: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. Compassion makes the world go round. At some point in our lives, we've all exhibited behaviors that we are not proud of. We all have certain skeletons tucked away in our closets that we hope and pray no one ever finds out about. Before we took that faithful leap to trust God at his word and to accept his gift of eternal life, we had a colorful past. As the next generation comes up and experiences some of the "uglies" of life, it's our duty to have compassion, to share our experiences and to profess how Jesus saved us from a life a sin. Compassion is necessary. I sit here today communicating a word of encouragement for others but there have been many low points in my life when I needed to be on the receiving end of an encouraging word. Yes, I often fall short of God's glory but his word reassures me that I am washed, justified and sanctified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. God loves me enough to forgive me and so shall I extend this same Grace to the next one. Yes, I am a sinner and such were some of you. Use your testimony to save someone, not to judge or tear down. Compassion goes a long way. So as the good book says; God is able to keep you from falling and to present you as faultless. If he can do it for you, he can do it for the next person. If God forgets a thing, we don't have the right to remember it. Show compassion to one another and remember that once upon a time...."such were some of you." Much Love, SuGa