A Spot on the Paper

What did these men and women have in common: Abraham, Jacob, Moses, David, Naomi, Sarah, Jeremiah, John Mark, Peter, Paul, John the Baptist? They all had their moments of shame and embarrassment. Experiences they wished had never happened. Events they would change, if they could go back and do them again. Yet, as tragic as some of these were, God worked them out for their good, His glory, and our example.

Never mistake the moment for the man. It is not the one spot on the paper t we are to concern ourselves with, but the vast unsoiled portion that surrounds it. Many of us are too tough on ourselves, and that causes us to transfer this to others when they come up short. The Scriptures are not half as hard on our shortcomings and failings as we are. It’s not the exceptions we are to interest ourselves with, but, rather when they become the rule.

A minute is only a small part of twenty-four hours; don’t stop the clock because you’ve lost one.

(R.D.S)