We Love the Judge Others
But hate when we are Judged. Why? Mostly because we hate people pointing out our Flaws. For the most part, we know we have them and what they are. Do I struggle with Pron, as I heard "Bob" does and that is why his Wife left him with the Kids? No. However, do I have a tendency to Gossip? Yes. Do I suffer the Sin of Sexual Immorality? No. I am not living a Homosexual Lifestyle. Yet? Am I having sex before Marriage? Are you an Alcoholic? No? Great. Do you lie? Are you following Jesus? Or are you one of these that Jesus testified against when He said this. Mark 7:6
" And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written,
“‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;"
Do you get the point? The point is, we all Sin. We all fall short of the Glory of God. None of us are worthy of ANYTHING except Condemnation. For that, we are ALL well qualified. Therefore?
James 4:11-12
"Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?"
Jesus told us plainly in
Matthew 7:1-5
“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 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? 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? 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."
Yet, we still love to Judge. "At least I am not like this one. At least I do not do this or that. Look at how they live. At least I am better than they." Well? Jesus gave us the answer to this one too.
"Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.'
But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."{ Luke 18:10-14}
If you are, to be honest with yourself, you know that you are a Sinner. A Wretched Sinner at that. Oh you may Honour your Mother and Father, but are you a Theif? Are you sure? Are you Tithing? God calls you a Thief if you are not.
"Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions. You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need." {Malachi 3:8-10}
If you are a Lying Thief, and conducting Adultery in your Heart {
Matthew 5:27-28}, then how are you going to Judge someone for their Sin?
Luke 6:37-38
“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you. Good measure pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”
Did you know that God sees all Sin as Equal? He sees that little Lie, equal to Murder. That Person, who you think is the worse possible scum of the Earth, might just become the next great Saint, leading countless others to Salvation. Ever hear of Paul?
Paul was Saul. Equal to a modern day Jihadists. His sole purpose of existing was to hunt down, Arrest, Abuse, and even Murder God's Chosen people in the name of his Religion. He was really good at it. He was praised by his own and feared everywhere. You would think that if anyone was deserving of Hell, it was without a doubt, Saul.
However, God had other plans. You can read the story of the conversion of Saul to Paul, who wrote a lot of the New Testimate that we read today, in
Acts Chapters 8 and 9. This Evil Murderous Scum became the Saint to the Gentiles. God was able to change and use him because God can see into the very Heart of Man. Can you?
God is the Judge. Not me. Not you. God.
1 Corinthians 4:5
"Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God."
God will. Not Man.
Romans 2:6
"He will render to each one according to his works"
At the Great White Throne Judgement, God will Judge according to our own deeds.
"And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done." {Revelation 20:12}
I know I am only worthy to Stand Blameless before God because someone else took my Blame for me. Someone else paid the Price for my Sins. Someone else, Died, rather rose again, so that I may not have to die, rather I will live forever with God in the Afterlife. Who did this for me? Jesus.
Trust me, you have Sinned more than you think. You may have even Sinned more than the one you are Judging. I say, do not even Judge Yourself. Simply humble yourself before God, and ask Him to forgive you for your Sins. Allow God to be the Judge.
Do you know Jesus as your Savior? Have you been adopted into the Family of God? If not, say this Prayer. Right now. Wherever you may be. Say it in your own words, and do not doubt in your heart. God will hear you. He will send the Spirit of Life to you. Let us Pray.
"Oh heavenly Father, Lord God. I am a sinner. I know this. I know there is nothing I can do to change that. But I know you can. I accept Jesus's sacrifice for me. I repent of my sins. Please send the Spirit of Adoption into my life. Help me to get to know the real you. Save me. Please. In the name of Jesus, Amen!"
That's it. It really is that simple. Now go tell someone what you have just done.
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." {Romans 10:9} You need to find a Church that God leads you to, and be Baptized the way Jesus said to be. You are now a Child of God. A new Creature. You
"have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him." {Colossians 3:10}
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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. {2 Corinthians 13}
Until next time, Be Blessed, Be a Blessing, and Jesus IS Lord!
