No faults, just like most politicians

Some people see no fault sin themselves.

Maybe you know someone like this or have seen someone like this.

It can remind me of a political campaign.

Whether political party or candidate, they try to paint themselves as an amazing person with no faults.

Maybe some of them are, but most are not.

Why?

They are human.

We make mistakes, we try to judge different situations.

We are not perfect.

Jesus was in the middle of calling out the Pharisees in the previous section of scripture when he healed a blind man and they were mad because he didn’t keep to the Sabbath.

He was in the process of saying something like I have come to judge so the blind will see and those that see will be blind.

This confused the Pharisees, they asked this and he responded in John 9:40-41 (This comes from The Message Bible)…

“Some Pharisees overheard him and said, “Does that mean you’re calling us blind?

Jesus said, “If you were really blind, you would be blameless, but since you claim to see everything so well, you’re accountable for every fault and failure.”

In a weird paraphrase Jesus is basically saying you think you are all that and a bag of potato chips but you are not.

We get wrapped into this.

Thinking I see everything through our eyes and we are right.

The Pharisees thought this.

They thought they understood what faith in God was all about, but when Jesus came along it changed.

He showed them a different way to believe and have faith, they couldn’t take it.

We all know that some politicians are great great people, but some have multiple failures.

This is why I put my trust in God and Jesus rather than claiming some person on earth is a saint.

Sometimes I need to keep myself in check with my thoughts and motives.

We are held accountable for our thoughts and failures.

How are you doing?

Do you think of yourselves as better than others?

Do you not see any room for improvement in yourself?

What do you think?

Have a great day.

A greater good

Do we know what we are supposed to do with our lives?

We have some idea but what if there was a better idea?

Sometimes we have great plans and know what we are doing.

Other times we don’t.

From the age of 12 till I was 22, I thought I wanted to be a sports writer.

It was my goal from the time I realized professional sports were not in my cards.

I thought the next greatest thing was to go to sports watch the game and write about it.

It was what I thought I was supposed to do.

I did everything I could to make this happen.

In high school I was a member of the yearbook and newspaper staff along with being sports editor of the newspaper my senior year.

I went to LCC where I became a writer for The Lookout.

Within a month the sports editor resigned and I was now the sports editor.

A year later I was working for Lansing State Journal as a stringer/part time sports writer.

I went on to Central Michigan University where I worked for CMU sports information and the Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun.

I wasn’t happy up at CMU and was in the process of transferring to MSU while working back at the Lansing State Journal.

During this time I was married and about a year from graduating with a journalism degree.

It was when I heard a sermon on priorities that I realize I wasn’t happy.

I was working a job in which I would not be able be at home during the night and as much as I thought was doing what I was supposed to do, I felt God was calling me to go into ministry.

I realize there was a greater goal in mind with my life.

How often do we realize this?

The disciples were wondering what they were supposed to do with their lives after Jesus passed away.

When Jesus came back he told the disciples this in Luke 24:46-47…

“This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”

The disciples wondered they were going to do with their lives and Jesus told them.

They found a greater purpose.

They were going to teach people about repentance and forgiveness of sins because of Jesus.

The disciples found a greater purpose.

Do you feel like you have found your purpose in life?

What is it that you are supposed to do with your life.

Going into ministry I went from having 84 credits to 30.

It was not pretty.

I tacked on three more years of schooling.

It was what I knew God wanted me to do.

What is in store for your life?

Are the sacrifices worth what you want to do with your life?

If not, what can you do to change this?

Brad Stevens graduated college and had a successful career.

At 25, he realized he wanted to try to be a college basketball coach and go all in.

He took an unpaid coaching job at Butler and less than 10 years later is leading them to their second Final Four in a row.

What he did took sacrifice and giving up a good career for the possibility of a great career.

I found a greater purpose just lie the disciples.

What is your greater purpose?

Have a great day.