Our Motives Should Be Simple & Childlike

Jesus rarely condemned another because of what they did. His accusations were against what people thought. This is why he said what a man eats will never condemn him. It is what he says which is the fruit of his heart which condemns a man. If you are a parent, you know your children do not always obey. It is the willful disorder that leads to our punishment, not the disorder itself. So it is with our Savior and our Judge. For the woman who was caught in adultry, Jesus says to her: "where are your accusers?" Her reply is that they are gone, so Jesus said He will neither condemn her, but go and sin no more.

Daily Prayer: Father, You know the struggles of our heart. When the truth is made clear, we are very selfish in motives and desires. Even though we have been saved from Hell, we are smoking like we have been there. Let us surrender to Your will, so that in the deep inner places of our minds and our hearts we become child like in our behavior and depend on You. In Jesus' name we pray Amen.