John 9:39
And Jesus said, “For judgment I have come into this world, that
those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.”
One of the most remarkable things about
Jesus Christ is that, although He was full of love and gentleness, yet in His
presence everyone not only felt benefited but also ashamed. It is His presence
that judges us; we long to meet Him, yet we dread to…
If you look at a sheep in the summertime,
you would say it was white, but see it against the background of startling
virgin snow, and it looks like a blot on the landscape. If we judge ourselves
by one another, we do not feel condemned, but immediately Jesus Christ is in
the background, we feel judged instantly. [Ed. What good news that, in Him, we
live and move and have our being -- forgiven sinners, in the care of the Good
Shepherd]…
Excerpts from Oswald Chambers
Daily Devotional Bible, Reading 147 (5/27)
From He
Shall Glorify Me
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