Matthew 7:2-5 (ESV)
2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged,
and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you see the
speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your
own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of
your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take
the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck
out of your brother's eye.
Another fun story I read on the internet.
One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother
do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had
several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast upon her brunette head.
She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, "Mom, why are some of
your hairs white?"
"Well", her mother replied, "every time
that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white."
The little girl thought about this revelation for a while
and then said, "Momma, how come all of Grandma's hairs are white?"
A funny story, yes -- but isn't it true that we're always
looking for someone to blame for our imperfections? The Lord warned us about
the danger of pointing out the faults of others. He said that people with
planks in their eyes should not attempt to remove specks out of other people's
eyes. Somehow, we lose sight of this so quickly! We are all still growing. None
of us has arrived! We need to be aware of how the enemy tries to ensnare us in
this way.
I agree with the person who said "The only person I
want removing splinters out of my eyes is someone with a clear vision and a
gentle touch!"
Let's ask the Lord to help us to see the ways we've been
judgmental and become people with clear vision and a gentle touch! We should be
building up one another and encouraging each other so that the work of the Lord
may go forward and we may rejoice together in the blessing!
Dear Lord, help us not be judgmental to those around us. Give
us a clear and gentle vision to those around us. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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