“And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?” — Matthew 7:3 NKJV
More often than not, it’s easy to see other people’s faults than yours. And because of this, many tend to judge others rather than themselves.
In Matthew 7:1-6, Jesus teaches about judging others. He first started by saying,
Do not judge, or you too will be judged
Matthew 7:1 NIV
Then He continues in verse 2 that,
For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Matthew 7:2 NIV
Jesus never condemned judgement. He was only interested in us doing it the right way. If you judge others, you’ve not sinned. But have you judged yourself first?
To judge yourself means to watch your life closely and carefully analyse it to see which areas aren’t in God’s order so that you’ll receive grace to make such corrections.
Before you condemn others, check whether you’re not practising the same thing you’re using to accuse others.
For example, suppose a person gives you time to meet you, and he fails; instead of becoming angry, ask yourself whether you’ve not done the same thing before?
As Christians, we shouldn’t be so concentrated on finding faults that we fail to analyse our own lives in the light of God’s Word. You may have a better life than another person. But learn to judge yourself before judging others when it comes to mistakes.
Till each Christian’s life attains the full measure of Christ, everybody is subject to making mistakes.
You’re a blessing.
Prayer
Father, I receive grace to judge flaws, my mistakes and faults in prayer and careful analysis of my life in the name of Jesus. Amen!
Devotional Code: KGD // 2022 – 197
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