My Sins Are Not as Bad as Your Sins!

It has been another full day with little time at home, Father. But I am grateful that I had the opportunity to work on things for Sunday’s service (and a strong enough signal to use my phone as a Hotspot for my laptop to have internet access!) I am blessed!

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I had a good and productive day, but I am fighting something and am wiped out. I’m dealing with congestion, a slight cough, and a scratchy throat. So, as I did last night, I’m going to defer to a post from some years ago. My brain’s just not with it enough tonight to pull anything else together. I pray that I’ll be back in the saddle next week.

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James 2:10-11 (<<click here to read the passage)

Why is it, Lord, that we have this bad habit of labeling sins, putting them on levels of “badness”? We have this tendency to think, “My sins are not as bad as your sins!” Sin is sin. And as this passage proclaims, if you’ve broken one law it’s the same as breaking them all. There are not degrees of wickedness.

Jesus, You even said this while you lived amongst us. Matthew 5:21-22 tells us,

“You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment. But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment.” NLT

Later in verses 27 and 28, You equate looking at someone with lust with adultery. If we break one law, we’ve broken them all.

Now we’re not to just throw up our hands and give up. Through You, we can be victorious! But, as I said earlier, we have got to stop comparing ourselves to others. Someone else’s sin, no matter how heinous, is in no way worse than mine. Sin is sin. There is no such thing as little sins and big sins. Hating others because they are really bad sinners makes us guilty of sin as well (hate as an expression of our anger = murder).

Lord Jesus, help me to deal with my sin. Help me not to condemn others but, instead, to pray for them that they may turn to you as well.

(Written: Aug 24th, 2016 / Posted: Sept 25th, 2018)
Sept 21^st, 2023, Thurs, 8:23 pm