Matthew 7:1
1 “Judge not, that you be not judged.
I don’t know what the civil war would have felt like. Brother against brother, the country was filled with people who loved and hated the same people. Our world today is taking on some of that tinge. There are reasons to vilify a huge number of people, and so much of our media gives us those reasons. Horrible as it is, many of us enjoy being able to stand over someone else in their sin. It's here that Jesus’ radical command strikes like a lightening bolt.
Jesus has commanded the finger waving Pharisees and the easy-going tax collectors to hand God’s responsibilities back to God. It just isn’t our job to judge other people. We tell the world about sin and about God’s grace and forgiveness not as God’s judges, but as fellow sinners amazed by God’s love. We should get excited to rush in and restore those who are found in sin, with gentleness.
Prayer prompt: Lord, teach me to see things through Your eyes, loving all and trusting You to judge.