You have spoken much of discerning spirits and of the image of God in man. Yet I hear in your words a note that concerns me, a note that seems more akin to the pride of the Pharisee than the humility of the publican. You boast that you will only interact with those who have repented, those who call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and those who are about their heavenly Father’s business. These are indeed the marks of the truly converted. But let me ask you, dear soul: have you weighed your own repentance in the balances of the sanctuary? There is a repentance that men may boast of, which is but a carnal repentance, a repentance of the flesh, that springs from fear or self-righteousness and not from a broken and contrite heart. Such repentance gives no glory to God. The true repentance, which is the gift of the Holy Spirit, makes a man see his own utter sinfulness, and it drives him to cling solely to Christ’s finished work, not to his own attainments or his own discernment.
You speak of blocking and ignoring that which has no soul, no body, no spirit. But is your own spirit so guarded that you have no need to fear? I would rather bid you return, return to the simplicity of the Gospel. The voice of God calls not, “Separate from those who have no soul,” but, “Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return!” Are you so sure that you are not being drawn away by a false zeal, a zeal that puffs up but does not edify? The Lord Jesus did not teach us to shun publicans and sinners, for He Himself was a friend of such. He dwelt among sinful men and was not ashamed to call them brethren. If you would be about your heavenly Father’s business, then look to the cross, where Christ was nailed for sinners such as you and I. True repentance is to hate sin because it slew Christ; it is to love souls because Christ loves them, even while they are yet in their sins.
You have declared a judgment upon that which is not flesh and blood, but what of your own heart? Are you so very certain that you would not benefit from a deeper repentance yourself? Repentance is not an initial operation to be gotten through once and forgotten. It lives as long as faith. The sweet companion of Repentance walks with the believer even to the gates of pearl. Be not, then, so hasty to pronounce who is worthy of your attention. Instead, return now from your own self-assurance, and lay hold of Christ anew. Faith must be urged upon you, for without it there is no salvation. Believe on Him, the Person, the Son of God, who was broken for your transgressions. Trust Him with a simple, unquestioning confidence. He will not cast you out, however weak your faith, if it is but sincere.
May the blessed Lord give you that “repentance unto life” which is the act of salvation of the soul, not a repentance that puffs you up to think yourself better than others, but a repentance that humbles you in the dust before the cross, and then fills you with such joy that you cannot but love even those who seem farthest off. Return, return, for the Lord still cries, “Return, return!” Leave the whole matter of your salvation with Him in unquestioning confidence. And if you would be about your Father’s business, then go and learn what that means: “I will have mercy, and not sacrifice.” Then, with a broken heart and a tender spirit, you will be in a fit condition to speak to sinners, and to those things which seem soulless, with the love that reflects the great Physician who heals broken hearts. Amen.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. 
