Have you ever railed against or imputed unjust motives or lifestyle to a Christian and been knocked down pretty hard by God for it? My personal example of this still surprises me. I was railing on Pope Francis about a year ago. Nothing very serious - I can’t even remember what I was saying about him outloud, but to myself, as I was cleaning house. I think I was commenting about all the free press and praise he gets for what I thought was a minor thing. (No, I don’t remember what.) Well right at that moment my curtain rod fell down as I was pulling my curtain back and knocked me real good on top of my head.
“That was scary,” I muttered. For I strongly felt that my Lord was rebuking me for my comments about the pope, with literally, a rod.
Now I’m not Catholic and don’t really believe in the office of “pope-hood,” yet I felt quite strongly that I shouldn’t be criticizing this man that I really knew very little about. Ever since then, I have felt that Pope Francis is anointed by God. He has some type of authority that I do not understand.
I have a believing friend who has at times unjustly criticized some Christians that I know but who she doesn’t know at all. Enough of a criticism that I felt the need to defend them. I think - we should be cautious brethren - critiquing those in Christ. For those that the Lord says are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Unbelievers often make harsh accusations and even lies against Christians - this is to be expected - but we should not be of that camp.
Forgive me Lord for all my unjust critiques of other believers for which you have not yet rebuked me.
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