Pride is a terrible thing. One of the tragedies is that it can lead us to think that we are the only ones who can do it right. If someone else does it differently it must be wrong and God cannot bless it.
Here the disciples were upset because someone was casting out demons in Jesus’ name, but he was not one of them. They wanted Jesus to stop Him. Jesus said however, “Leave him alone – those who are not against us are for us.”
We can be very disciple like today. If others are serving the Lord today and are not doing it with or like us it is easy to be critical of them. Surely, they can’t be doing it right. Surely, they can’t be pleasing God.
We might do well to heed Jesus’ words. If they are trying to serve Him, even though it might not be the way we would, perhaps we should “forbid them not,” for if they are not opposing God’s work perhaps, just perhaps, they are on our side.
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