You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
I can be judgmental sometimes. I judge others before I judge myself. This verse reminds me that judgment (or my judgment toward others) should reflect how I do things, too. I can't judge when I commit the same sins. I need to be careful of that when I judge, and I need be merciful when I do. God has mercy on us, and I need to do that, too. It's easy to see the little mistakes of others, and miss the red flags in my own life. I want to be able to measure others with the standard that I do to myself. I want to be able to give grace to others as God has given gracious to me. Help me to be more like you, God.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
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