DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY THE COVER!
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John 7:24
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgement.
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There was this teenager on a train who screamed from the window.. Dad! See, the skies are travelling with us. The old man looked into the sky and smiled. Suddenly, he shouts again… Yippee! The trees and valleys are skipping away, and the Dad will smile. Meanwhile, a young couple who sat behind observed the boy’s childish behaviour with pity. Again! He would scream.. Papa! Can’t you see? The birds are running at us. The couple who couldn’t hold it any longer said to his Dad, “Why not take your son to a good doctor?”.
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The old man smiled and replied, “Yes I did and we are just returning from the hospital because my son was blind from birth and just regained his sight today”. So shocked and sorry the couple were, that they immediately realised they were too quick to conclude on a matter they had little or no deep knowledge of. And so, how many times have we judged others like that and later discovered? If any! Today’s reading is admonishing us not to make decisions ordinarily by mere thinking or sightseeing except through discerning of the Holy Spirit.
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Beloved, “don’t judge a book by it’s cover until you’ve read the content”, for you may never know the genuine reasons for people’s actions. Oh! Are you the Mr. Holiest who derives pleasure in condemning others? (Matthew 7:1-5). Stop it! Haven’t you also sinned and being forgiven? (Daniel 9:9). No wonder, not even a single person could cast a stone at that adulterous woman after Jesus spoke in John 8:3-11. Why? Because, “Everyone has a story! However, if you’ll surrender to Jesus today, He shall rewrite your story for a new beginning and also give you power to discern rightly. Be Born Again!
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PRAYER
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1. Father, please grant me the grace never to judge or look down on people or even my situation.
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2. Any power turning my back to potential helpers of my destiny, die!
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3. Father, as an individual, family, church and nation, please give us a fresh revelation of You.
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YOU SHALL HEAR THAT GOOD NEWS
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