Give Thanks That Your Sin is Not as Bad as Mine

I once new a man who worked for a Christian organization. He was a good man. He worked hard and dealt honestly with everyone he knew. I was not close to him, but I knew those that were.

One day, a horrible secret was discovered about this man. A secret he had been battling for many years. He had given it a valiant fight, but in the end, Satan won over and he was caught in a compromising situation.

If most of you heard what we heard, you would have thought him a terrible human, yet the opposite was true. He was simply a man fighting a battle we all fight.

There was another person I can think of in a similar situation. He was a younger man, but his situation was much more apparent. Nonetheless, he was ostracized because he acted differently and was even pushed out of churches.

The boy tried everything he could to find help. He went to a Christian college, he went to a pastor for mentoring since he never had a father figure to teach him how to be a man, and he tried to surround himself with those of a strong faith. Sadly, he was ignored and mocked because he never had an opportunity to be "normal," and eventually disappeared. That was over four years ago.

You know, we found people like this everywhere. Some end up being in gangs, others in orphanages, some on the streets, and others in strange, confusing sins. But what is even more sad is that we toss these poor souls out because their sin outweighs their worth to us.

One last person for me to describe. This man was different though. He was never caught, nor was he ever fired. His friends loved him and his family loved him even more. He wa an integral part of his church; he was even a deacon. So what was wrong with him you ask? He was so deep in sin if it were water, he would be crushed by its pressure before he drowned. Yet he found no judgment from others, only smiles. In fact, at one point he brought his sin to the pastor. He told him that he had a terrible covetous spirit, and the pastor prayed with him and sent him on his way with his blessing.

What is wrong here? We know that God views sin in different ways and in different manners, but they all lead to the same place. If we are not willing to help those that need our help, then how can we call ourselves Christians? Some of these people struggled for years with their burden, yet when they fall once we throw them out?

I am not saying make them the pastor, but how can we expect them to ever win over Satan if we just toss them out. I gave two real examples of people that could have been won, but we gave up on them, and if anyone, such as myself, tried to help, we were mocked along with those that needed the help.

Did not Christ say that He came not to condemn, but to seek and save that which is lost? These people are lost sheep. Why aren’t we helping them?