Focus First On Your Faults!
Focus First On Your Faults!!
Luke 6: 37-38. (37)Judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall find forgiven: (38) Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Here’s something worth thinking about:
Here’s something worth thinking about:
If you judge other people harshly, God will judge you in the same way…But that’s not all …The Bible also promises that if you forgive other people, you, too, will be forgiven…
Are you tempted to blame people, criticize people, or judge people? If so remember this: God is already judging what people do, and He doesn’t need or want our help…
Look in the mirror!
Are you doing what you are telling others to do…I got a good dose of this one morning not to long ago when my grandson was living with us…I told him one morning to make up his bed…his remark back to me was, “Granddaddy, you haven’t made yours up yet.” He was right…Although, I always make up the bed, this morning I was busy looking around at what he was doing and had not cleaned up my own mess first…So here was a good messages to myself and to you… Before we can help others get their jobs done, or help them get their lives in order, we must first set the example for them to follow…What kind of example are you setting?…By looking in the mirror of our life and actions, we will be able to help ourselves first and then maybe we can be an example for others to follow…
So often, Christians think they are prosecuting attorneys or judges, when in reality, God has called us to be witnesses…Perhaps you had a different job description in mind when you decided to follow Jesus…maybe you thought you would be joining Him in judging the world…you would be pointing out all the evil in the world so He could give them what they deserve…
Are you tempted to blame people, criticize people, or judge people? If so remember this: God is already judging what people do, and He doesn’t need or want our help…
Look in the mirror!
Are you doing what you are telling others to do…I got a good dose of this one morning not to long ago when my grandson was living with us…I told him one morning to make up his bed…his remark back to me was, “Granddaddy, you haven’t made yours up yet.” He was right…Although, I always make up the bed, this morning I was busy looking around at what he was doing and had not cleaned up my own mess first…So here was a good messages to myself and to you… Before we can help others get their jobs done, or help them get their lives in order, we must first set the example for them to follow…What kind of example are you setting?…By looking in the mirror of our life and actions, we will be able to help ourselves first and then maybe we can be an example for others to follow…
So often, Christians think they are prosecuting attorneys or judges, when in reality, God has called us to be witnesses…Perhaps you had a different job description in mind when you decided to follow Jesus…maybe you thought you would be joining Him in judging the world…you would be pointing out all the evil in the world so He could give them what they deserve…
Answer this question…What do you deserve?
A forgiving spirit demonstrates that a person has received God’s forgiveness…Jesus uses the picture of measuring grain in a basket to ensure the full amount…If we are critical rather than compassionate, we will also receive criticism…If we treat others generously, graciously, and compassionately, these qualities will come back to us in full measure…We are to love others, not judge them…
Luke 6: 41-42, NIV: (41) “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? (42) How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take that speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye.”
Jesus doesn’t mean we should ignore wrongdoing, but we should not be so worried about others’ sins that we over look our own…We often rationalize our sins by pointing out the same mistakes in others…What kinds of specks in others’ eye are the easiest for you to criticize? Remember your own “planks” when you feel like criticizing, and you may find that you have less to say…
The disciple never becomes the judge!
A forgiving spirit demonstrates that a person has received God’s forgiveness…Jesus uses the picture of measuring grain in a basket to ensure the full amount…If we are critical rather than compassionate, we will also receive criticism…If we treat others generously, graciously, and compassionately, these qualities will come back to us in full measure…We are to love others, not judge them…
Luke 6: 41-42, NIV: (41) “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? (42) How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take that speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye.”
Jesus doesn’t mean we should ignore wrongdoing, but we should not be so worried about others’ sins that we over look our own…We often rationalize our sins by pointing out the same mistakes in others…What kinds of specks in others’ eye are the easiest for you to criticize? Remember your own “planks” when you feel like criticizing, and you may find that you have less to say…
The disciple never becomes the judge!
As humans, our tendency is to be too easy on ourselves and too harsh on others…We see a tiny speck of dust in the other person’s eye, and want to remove it…The other person must be perfect…all the while, other people wonder why we are so blind…Can we not see what is sticking out of our own eye? No, that two-by-four in our own eye goes unnoticed, no matter how many times we look in the mirror…
We moan and complain about the hypocrisy in this world, even the pretense in the church…Jesus looks lovingly at us and says, “You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye…”
Until we allow Jesus to help us see ourselves realistically and to deal with our own spiritual problems, we cannot become mature disciples—the teachers of others whom He calls us to be…
So what will we do with this…?
Christ has called us to be witnesses, not judges…But before we can become the real witnesses He is talking about, we need to look deep into the mirror of ourselves and see what real adjustments we need to make…
PS. Make up your bed!! And “Focus First on Your Own Faults.”
Robert N. Graves, Sr. Fisherman for Christ
http:/fishermanforchrist.blogspot.com
We moan and complain about the hypocrisy in this world, even the pretense in the church…Jesus looks lovingly at us and says, “You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye…”
Until we allow Jesus to help us see ourselves realistically and to deal with our own spiritual problems, we cannot become mature disciples—the teachers of others whom He calls us to be…
So what will we do with this…?
Christ has called us to be witnesses, not judges…But before we can become the real witnesses He is talking about, we need to look deep into the mirror of ourselves and see what real adjustments we need to make…
PS. Make up your bed!! And “Focus First on Your Own Faults.”
Robert N. Graves, Sr. Fisherman for Christ
http:/fishermanforchrist.blogspot.com
posted by Fisherman For Christ at 9/11/2007 09:52:00 AM
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