1 00:00:00,500 --> 00:00:03,300 One Day, a Christian woman, entered a coffee shop. 2 00:00:03,300 --> 00:00:06,400 She bought a coffee and she also noticed that those some 3 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:09,200 chocolate cookies on offer. So she bought them as well as 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,900 she tried to find a seat. She realized that all the tables 5 00:00:11,900 --> 00:00:15,000 were full except for one seat, which was opposite. 6 00:00:15,100 --> 00:00:17,300 Another man. She sits down in the seeds. 7 00:00:17,300 --> 00:00:19,900 She picks up a coffee. Put Survival on the table, takes 8 00:00:19,900 --> 00:00:22,600 a sip of coffee and it starts to eat a cookie. 9 00:00:22,700 --> 00:00:26,800 No sooner, had she done that. That the man opposite, her leans 10 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:29,800 forward, Paul's the box of cookies towards himself. 11 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,400 And eats one and smiles at the lady. 12 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:37,400 The lady cannot believe her eyes, that man has just stolen 13 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:39,800 one of my cookies. She did want to cause a scene 14 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,600 and she thought, perhaps he does look a little bit crazy. 15 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:44,800 Maybe it's just not good, all these chairs at home. 16 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,800 So instead of saying anything, she pulled the cookies. 17 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:51,600 Right next to her side, gave the man, a deathly, stare and began 18 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,900 to eat another cookie. The man Smiles at the woman 19 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:59,200 leaves right across the table. Drags the cookies out and eats 20 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:02,000 another And goes back to his own business. 21 00:01:02,100 --> 00:01:04,500 The woman's blood pressure began to rise. 22 00:01:04,500 --> 00:01:08,500 He stolen, two of my cookies. And then this process went back 23 00:01:08,500 --> 00:01:10,600 and forth. The woman ate a cookie and the 24 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,600 man 81 after her. Until eventually, the man stood 25 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,600 up and picked up the box of cookies and saw that there was 26 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,300 only one left. He broke the cookie in half, put 27 00:01:19,300 --> 00:01:23,200 1/2 in his mouth and then handed the other to the woman and the 28 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,900 woman was left, totally speechless. 29 00:01:25,900 --> 00:01:28,000 She said good riddance to that Cookie Thief. 30 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:29,800 And then she looked down at her, watch and note. 31 00:01:29,900 --> 00:01:31,700 Itís. Actually, yes, I need to leave 32 00:01:31,700 --> 00:01:33,200 too. So she took a sip of coffee. 33 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:37,100 Picked up a Bible leant over to pick up a coat and as she pulled 34 00:01:37,100 --> 00:01:40,500 up her Colts. She noticed that on the chair, 35 00:01:40,500 --> 00:01:44,800 there was her box of cookies that she bought the counter. 36 00:01:44,900 --> 00:01:47,500 The reality was for all this time. 37 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:51,800 She thought the man was stealing her cookies, but in fact, he was 38 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,600 actually sharing his cookies with her and the truth is my 39 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,500 dear friends. Sometimes things aren't what 40 00:01:58,500 --> 00:02:00,600 they seem. So you and I Need to learn the 41 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,100 lesson of not being so quick to judge. 42 00:02:03,100 --> 00:02:06,700 The Bible says, this man looks at the outward appearance, but 43 00:02:06,700 --> 00:02:10,100 the Lord looks at the heart, and I've got to confess something to 44 00:02:10,100 --> 00:02:12,800 you. I can be a very judgmental 45 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,800 Christine at times. I can be so quick to judge. 46 00:02:15,900 --> 00:02:19,200 So quick to be skeptical, so quick to look at someone and 47 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,900 label them and write them off. But God never does that. 48 00:02:22,900 --> 00:02:27,000 The Bible says that God searches our minds and our hearts. 49 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,800 He searches are very deepest motives. 50 00:02:29,900 --> 00:02:33,300 And he looks at the bigger picture, so over to you. 51 00:02:33,300 --> 00:02:34,500 Now. What do you think? 52 00:02:34,500 --> 00:02:38,500 I'm going to say to you next? Never judge a book by it's 53 00:02:38,500 --> 00:02:39,800 cover. The crazy thing. 54 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:43,100 Is this world very much does judge people? 55 00:02:43,100 --> 00:02:45,800 By the way, they look, by the way, they speak by the 56 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:47,700 credentials. They've had, if they've not got 57 00:02:47,700 --> 00:02:49,700 enough follows, if they don't have the right accent, if 58 00:02:49,700 --> 00:02:52,200 they're not pretty enough, if they don't have these things, 59 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:56,400 the world says, don't waste your time on them guys. 60 00:02:56,500 --> 00:02:58,600 Here's something that's even crazier. 61 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:00,300 Those very people. World. 62 00:03:00,300 --> 00:03:04,600 Reject are actually very often the same people that God takes 63 00:03:04,900 --> 00:03:07,600 and uses them mightily for his kingdom. 64 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:11,500 The Bible says this, God has chosen the weak things of the 65 00:03:11,500 --> 00:03:14,700 world to put to shame the things which are Mighty. 66 00:03:14,700 --> 00:03:17,400 The world looked at Gideon and said, there is a man who is 67 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,500 least in all the Clans, but God looked at Gideon and saw a 68 00:03:20,508 --> 00:03:23,000 mighty warrior. The world looked at David and 69 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:27,500 saw a scruffy Shepherd land, but God looked at David and saw the 70 00:03:27,508 --> 00:03:29,800 king of Israel, the world looks at Moses. 71 00:03:29,900 --> 00:03:33,300 Us and saw a man with a speech difficulty, but God looks at 72 00:03:33,300 --> 00:03:35,500 Moses and saw the leader of Israel. 73 00:03:35,500 --> 00:03:39,000 The world looked at NOAA and saw a fool, but God looked at NOAA, 74 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,600 and saw a righteous man and said, I'll use that matter. 75 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,600 The world looked at Paul and saw a man who was weak and 76 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:48,100 unimpressive, but God looks at Paul and saw an apostle who 77 00:03:48,100 --> 00:03:51,600 would write much of the New Testament, the world even looked 78 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,700 at Jesus Christ and said, can anything good come out of 79 00:03:54,700 --> 00:03:58,200 Nazareth, but God looked at Jesus Christ and said there is 80 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,900 my son who will be the savior. The whole world. 81 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,800 Okay? By the world standards, you 82 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:04,900 might not be the most beautiful person. 83 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:06,700 You might not be the smartest person. 84 00:04:06,700 --> 00:04:08,600 You might not have, as many friends as your other 85 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,500 classmates, or you might not be as popular on Instagram. 86 00:04:11,500 --> 00:04:14,700 But what does that matter? If you have come to the Lord, 87 00:04:14,700 --> 00:04:18,200 Jesus Christ. And you've asked him to save 88 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,700 you, you've come to the cross and, you know, that your sins 89 00:04:20,700 --> 00:04:24,000 have been washed away, you know, that you put your faith in a 90 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,400 risen savior, who is closed you in his righteousness. 91 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:29,800 The world might look at you and say you're a failure. 92 00:04:29,900 --> 00:04:32,300 Oh Yer. But God looks at you and say, 93 00:04:32,300 --> 00:04:35,700 you're amazing because you're clothed in my son's 94 00:04:35,700 --> 00:04:38,200 righteousness. And I love you to pieces. 95 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:42,400 That's why I sent my son into the world to rescue and save you 96 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:45,200 and perhaps you're watching this video now and you have not yet 97 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:47,900 asked Jesus to save you. What can I say this? 98 00:04:48,100 --> 00:04:51,500 What are you waiting for you to mustn't judge a book by it's 99 00:04:51,500 --> 00:04:53,600 cover. You might look at as Christian 100 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:57,000 see us singing hymns at church or read in the Bible and you 101 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:58,200 might think it all. Looks odd. 102 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,700 It looks a bit strange, but Judge, this book by its cover. 103 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:05,400 Why not open the Bible today? Read it and see if there really 104 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:09,400 was a historical Man Called Jesus of Nazareth who died for 105 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,300 Sinners or whether actually. Yes, all of us Christians are 106 00:05:12,300 --> 00:05:14,600 just deluded. I think you'll be surprised at 107 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:16,700 how this but will speak to you when you actually give it a 108 00:05:16,707 --> 00:05:20,200 chance and open up the pages. One final thing before you go. 109 00:05:20,300 --> 00:05:23,700 If you haven't yet subscribed to this, YouTube channel, again, 110 00:05:23,700 --> 00:05:25,300 don't judge the book by its cover. 111 00:05:25,300 --> 00:05:28,500 I know, I'm no Instagram model. Please do consider subscribing 112 00:05:28,500 --> 00:05:31,900 and if you would like to watch, Your video all about Sin and how 113 00:05:31,900 --> 00:05:34,200 to overcome it. Please watch this video here. 114 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:35,900 I think you'll find it. Very helpful. 115 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,100 God bless you all. Thank you for watching.