Some people assume that if Jesus walked into a room today, He’d start pointing fingers—calling out failures, exposing hidden sins, or making people feel worse about themselves. But that’s not what we see in the Gospels.
Everywhere Jesus went, broken people flocked to Him. The woman caught in adultery, the tax collectors despised by society, the outcasts and sinners—they weren’t drawn to Him because He made them feel ashamed. They came because, for the first time, they encountered a love that saw them fully and didn’t turn away.
Jesus didn’t minimize sin, but He also didn’t use shame as a tool for transformation. He knew what actually changes a person: love.
It was love that lifted Peter when he sank in the waves. Love that restored Zacchaeus and led him to generosity. Love that turned Paul from a persecutor of Christians into a preacher of grace.
There’s a temptation to think people need to feel bad enough to finally get their act together. But Jesus shows us something better—when people know they’re truly loved, that’s when real transformation begins.
So, what if we reflected that same love? Not by excusing sin, but by creating the kind of space where people encounter Jesus as He really is. Because it’s love, not condemnation, that turns a life around.
“We love because He first loved us.” (1 John 4:19)
Peace,
Nick
P.S. This Sunday is Easter! I hope you come ready to celebrate a resurrected Jesus!
Everywhere Jesus went, broken people flocked to Him. The woman caught in adultery, the tax collectors despised by society, the outcasts and sinners—they weren’t drawn to Him because He made them feel ashamed. They came because, for the first time, they encountered a love that saw them fully and didn’t turn away.
Jesus didn’t minimize sin, but He also didn’t use shame as a tool for transformation. He knew what actually changes a person: love.
It was love that lifted Peter when he sank in the waves. Love that restored Zacchaeus and led him to generosity. Love that turned Paul from a persecutor of Christians into a preacher of grace.
There’s a temptation to think people need to feel bad enough to finally get their act together. But Jesus shows us something better—when people know they’re truly loved, that’s when real transformation begins.
So, what if we reflected that same love? Not by excusing sin, but by creating the kind of space where people encounter Jesus as He really is. Because it’s love, not condemnation, that turns a life around.
“We love because He first loved us.” (1 John 4:19)
Peace,
Nick
P.S. This Sunday is Easter! I hope you come ready to celebrate a resurrected Jesus!