BE CAREFUL
Today's reading: 1 Corinthians 3-4

"So be careful not to jump to conclusions before the Lord returns as to whether or not someone is faithful. When the Lord comes, he will bring our deepest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. And then God will give to everyone whatever praise is due." 1 Corinthians 4:5 NLT

I know I am not the only 'jumper' out there.

I could wager a bet, and win, that I'm not the only one who has ever presumed to know all about all there is to know.

And I will venture to guess that I am not the only one who has ever had to eat crow, apologize or change my mind, and attitude, about something I thought I was in the know about.

Like thinking I know the depth of another's faith.

That's dangerous territory.

That's a slippery slope.

That's a hornet's nest one shouldn't play with.

We don't know, no matter what we believe we know, the heart of another. Their convictions. Their reasons for serving the way they do.

That isn't to say their won't be fruit that can be inspected, but it does mean the heart is something we can't/won't/don't need to see.

That being said, I'm glad God placed this verse before me today--before I go jumping to conclusions, again.