Wednesday July 21, 2021

It is a scandal !

Matthew 18.6 (Dove) - But if someone were an occasion for one of these little ones who believe in me to fall, it would be to his advantage if a millstone was hung around his neck, and he was drowned in the water. bottom of the sea.

The Lord Jesus warned us that there would be scandals. He also said : "Woe to the man through whom scandal comes ! ”(Matthew 18.7). Let us ask the question : who is this man ? The one who does something scandalous or the one who spreads the scandal ? To be honest, I won't bet on it. Rather, we should put into practice Proverbs 17: 9 : "He who covers up a fault seeks love, and he who recalls it in his speeches divides friends."

A few years ago, a Christian "commission of inquiry" exposed gray areas in the testimony of a servant of God. Of course, the news had traveled the world. Many people had approached the Lord through this ministry. Imagine the dismay of these "little ones" who were beginning to believe ! Who benefited from this "truth" ? Who is the one by whom the scandal happened ?

Gandhi said this : "Doubtless I would be a Christian, if Christians were one twenty-four hours a day." In other words, he fully adhered to Christ's message, but the attitude of those who claimed to be Him became an obstacle to his conversion. An Ambassador of Peace like him could not put up with turf wars, ragpickers' quarrels, and the obvious lack of love of those whose duty it was to be the light of the world.

How many “little ones” have fallen and returned to “the world” because of this phenomenon ? How many times have we heard, "If this is the Church" ? We are far from the example of the Church in Jerusalem, we read this : "No one else dared to approach them near, and yet the people esteemed them very much" (Acts 5:13 - NFC). So, I ask my question again : who is this man, this woman by whom the scandal happens and who scandalize those who begin to believe ?

Good reflection.

Source (Ezekiel 37 Ministries)