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| Stop Pointing Fingers. |
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Stop Pointing Fingers. We are all sinners, but we still wanna cast stones. By doing that, how many blessings, you figure we've blown. Pointing out others faults, but not seeing our own. As if our faults are hidden, and can't be shown. That is the truth, no matter how wrong.
We shift the weight, and tilt the scale. When it comes to others faults, we have it down, to the smallest of detail. But when it comes to our own, our memory seems to fail. We even think we know, whose going to Heaven, or Hell.
We fail to realize, we are no more forgiven, than anyone else. So why do we shift the blame, when we are at blame ourselves. It is our self righteousness, that causes our own problems to linger. Because, instead of doing God's will, we are just pointing fingers. So that makes us, one in the same. And nine out of ten said, we are part of the blame.
18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men [are], extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 18:12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. 18:13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as [his] eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified [rather] than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. |
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| February 10, 2009 |
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| Amen Joe my friend and Brother |
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| February 10, 2009 |
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| Excellent words! |
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| February 10, 2009 |
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| Very timely and very true! |
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| February 10, 2009 |
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| Amen KC....amen. |
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| February 10, 2009 |
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| Joe: There's nothing I can add, you've summed it up! Love you! |
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| February 10, 2009 |
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Great post. We are so guick to judge. I have been dealt with this in
my life and I'm not ashamed to say it. Jesus... will judge both the living and the dead.
His word says, I am His and He will perfect me.
I love this: We even think we know, who is going to Heaven or Hell.
Much love Brother :>) |
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| February 10, 2009 |
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Amen & So True! I Deal W/This On A Daily Basis W/People On & Off Of Line. People Need To Clean Up Their Own House 1st Before Trying To Clean Up Someone Elses! A Lady Got Blocked & Deleted Last Night On My IM & E-Mail For Just Being Plain Mean To Me. I Am Not The Type Who Puts Up With A Lot Of Static From Others.
"I Have Also Heard & This Is True, That If You Would Take Your Bible & Read A Proverb A Day That It Will Keep The Devil Away!"
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| February 10, 2009 |
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| lol My facebook status today says something like, "Lara don't wanna be a clanging symbol; a pile o' hot air! lol" So yeah; it's been on my mind. |
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| February 10, 2009 |
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| This is really good. |
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| February 10, 2009 |
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The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men... Notice that he prayed "with himself." He was and is his own god. When we will not submit to the word then we are doing likewise; and the word I'm talking about is the word of grace that Joe is speaking too. The grace that came into the world not holding our trespasses against us, but that we might be saved through him. Craig |
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| February 10, 2009 |
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| Very true Craig...Sorry Joe for using your blog as a forum LOL |
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| February 10, 2009 |
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well spoken Thank you Lord
and Thank you Bro..
Blessing |
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| February 10, 2009 |
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And nine out of ten said, we are part of the blame.........
...I know that's right
EXCELLENT, AS ALWAYS.
Thank You KC, Love Ya. |
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| February 10, 2009 |
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VERY GOOD..............WE DON'T BLAME OTHERS FOR OUR FAULTS...........THANKS THIS WAS WONDERFULLY SAID BECAUSE THERES ALOT OF THIS GOING ON..........GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS...... |
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| February 11, 2009 |
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Hello Brother Joe, I`ve just been reading this blog and another one u wrote while I was away visiting my mama. Your blogs confirm what I believe the Holy Spirit told me to do in some `debates` on MC AFTER I KNEW I WAS PART OF THE BLAME; that is to walk away (I might have heard the HS BEFORE, if I was listening closely) . I know that it is really pride and the desire to be `right` that causes anyone like myself to engage in contentious debate. When two opposing sides both want to be right there will be no winner and in fact both will be the loser because the response Jesus instructed us in, is that ``a soft answer turneth away wrath.` Sometimes, I`m a slow learner, I should know by now that to engagìng in political discussions will not bear fruit and neither will trying to be `right`. The Holy Spirit is a gentleman and He prompts me for sure when I am wrong. Your gentle words and always loving approach simply confirm what the Spirit has impressed upon me. I confess my faults to God and to all of you and will continue to press on to only ``encourage one another and build each other up`` which is my greater desire for being on this site. Forgive me if I fail in it from time to time. Pray for me as it is not an excuse my any means to be obedient to God. Now as for experiencing some of what Cheryl and Lori (in comments in another of your blogs) did, I confess I have not had their bad experiences. Neither do I know what some people often refer to here on this site that it has become `cliquey` bc I am still a relative new comer here. But one thing I have observed is that it is hard to get ``net time`` where people will actually take time and read your profile, engage in conversation, respond to blogs or pray for one another. I have a lot of information I want to share, but I think in consideration of others on this site, I will try to scale back and post less often. That way I can read blogs from people I haven`t yet met, pray for people, I don`t yet know and avoid being one of those in a `clique`. Thank you brother for your gentle teachings....I love you. |
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| February 11, 2009 |
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Joyful Servant, who cares if there are cliques! :-) No one can make us join. :-D It also doesn't matter that the majority of folks are sort of lurking and are perphaps afraid they will be seen as they really are, or fear being rejected it they revealed themselves...just do what you see Him doing and speak what you hear Him speaking! :-) Your joyful brother in Him,
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| February 11, 2009 |
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| Thank u Craig for taking the time to speak to me. God bless you brother :-) |
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| February 11, 2009 |
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| Awesome Word. Praise be God. Thank you, Joe, for your faithfulness to the Lord. May God continue to bless you. |
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| February 18, 2009 |
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| this leaves me speechless it is so down to earth |
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| February 19, 2009 |
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| Great post, Joe, and great message! |
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| February 22, 2009 |
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Oh my... I needed this. Get my feelings hurt, and there I go.
Thanks be God for your message.
Joey |
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| February 24, 2009 |
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| I beleave you have found the bases of this poem is nice. We all as a whole should look at what we have done. The first is to accept that you have made mistakes also and ask God to forgive you if you have caused in harm or discomforts to others. For know God know's your heart. I really needed to see we all have things to think about. |
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