Today’s Thought “Vile Practices at My Worship Spot” G. Ward

 

1 Corinthians 5:3-5 “For I, on my part, though absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged him who has so committed this, as though I were present. In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you are assembled, and I with you in spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus, I have decided to deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.”

 

While the believer determines to live a consecrated life unto the unadulterated words from Holy God, there are others (with partial spiritual cognizance) whose blend is with an element of poison that kills slowly (cf. Matt.16:24). To judge frivolity therein, arrives with great criticism from outsiders; particularly with their defense mechanisms that demand “you’re no better, so don’t judge” (Jn.8:16, 1 Cor.2:15, 5:3, 12, 6:2-3, 1 Jn.4:1)! Truth demanded won’t conjure from insufficiency internally, but relies on what’s proven (*2 Pe.1:20-21). Judgments occur often with each of us, but it should never be a self construct, but emanate from the authoritative demand of the LORD and His proprietorship of us gives ability to construe uncompromisingly so.