SYMPTOM OR CAUSE?

We often see people and we judge them by how they appear to be.  We see their actions and judge them to be evil.  In reality,  they have let Satan move in and guide their life. Often, what we see is the symptoms and not the cause.  We try to change people’s symptoms, instead of introducing them to the one who can cure them.

Look at Mark Chapter 5.  There is a story about a man that had a legion of evil spirits (sent by Satan).  People judged this man by his actions.  He was naked, he cut himself with stones.  He had great strength because he had broken chains and fetters.  The people were afraid of him.

Mark 5:15  And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.  

 Then they were afraid because Jesus had the power to get rid of the unclean spirits. They knew he was different because he was clothed and in his right mind, sitting calmly. Often, people try to get others to change the way they dress, speak or act. But when someone truly meets Jesus, the change that comes on the inside will show on the outside.

All the people around knew that this man was different.  The big question on their minds was why and how?  Once people learn how and why we are different, they will want to follow Christ, too. But we have to allow Christ to work in us to make us different from the world.

When you look at someone who needs Jesus, who is not living a moral life, don’t look at them with judgment. Look at them with compassion, knowing what you see is a symptom and not a cause. Everyone grows at their own pace, none of us are perfect. We have to allow God to do a work in us. We have to allow him to do a work in others. Be encouraged, if you have lost loved ones. Jesus can still change the cause of their symptoms.

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS.

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