Gentleness (The Fruit of the Spirit in You)

Gentleness                                                                              Day 84

²³ for  all  have  sinned  and  fall  short  of  the  glory  of  God,
²⁴ being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Romans 3:23-24

Where do you live? Where do you work? Where did you go to school? These questions are typical parts of conversations between people meeting for the first time. For some, it is a casual way of getting to know one another. Although, for others, it may serve as a means of comparing lives and distinguishing a status.

Is my neighborhood more elite than yours? Do I earn more than you? Is my church bigger or more prestigious than yours? Though it may not always be through these standards, we often seek ways to compare ourselves to others.

Romans 3:23-24 provide the ultimate equalizer. We all have sinned. We all fall short of God’s glory. It is only through Christ that we are redeemed. It does not matter who we are or who our family may be. Our past or current lifestyles do not matter. We have no reason to elevate ourselves above others nor do we have any excuse to diminish our own value. The same price was paid for us all, and the richest person could never afford to pay it.

Let us never give in to the temptation to feel low or exalted by comparing ourselves to others. Let us not become “holier than thou” or “lower than thou” Christians. We do not know what God has done in someone else’s life. What we can be sure of, is that even though we all have sinned, Christ’s sacrifice has paid the way for us all.

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