Bob was a modern day Pharisee. He was smug and self assured. He believed he was doing what the Father wanted. Still he was setting an impossible standard. One day the Father had enough and set one of His messengers to set Bob straight.
Bob fell asleep after a hard day of brow-beating a young girl for being out on the Sabbath. Mind you, in this girl's home there was no shalom. This girl was more of a DAUGHTER of the heavenly Father then Bob was or ever would be. She followed the example of the Father and prayed for the Father to be the driver and to allow her to be the car. Bob didn't care for all he saw was she was breaking one of the ten commandments.
When Bob woke up he saw a messenger standing above him.
"You are an angel," he said, "and you have come to reward me!"
"Reward you for what," the messenger demanded, "You are arrogant and a self expert on everything. You are however an expert on NOTHING."
"What do you mean," Bob asked.
For the first time in years he felt unsure.
"The Father loves you," the messenger said, "But you are a sinner."
"I follow every one of GOD'S commandments," Bob corrected.
"Really? Is it LOVING YOUR NEIGHBOR to berate her with no clue as to what is going on in her life."
"Sinners need to be chastised when they sin."
"Take the wooden beam out of your own eye before you remove the speck of dust from your brothers eye," the messenger said, "That young lady was a weakling not a sinner."
"Oh," Bob said, "Well she doesn't have needs then right?"
"Yes she has needs," the messenger said, "Look Bob let me explain something to you. You are on the wrong path. You need to get right. Stop condemning people and start reaching out to them. The sinner who acknowledges his sin and the weakling who acknowledges her weakness are far more fit for heaven then a modern day Pharisee."
He then left Bob with a puzzled expression on his face.
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