DAD'S RAMBLINGS – Removing The Mote
Romans 2:1
"Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same thing."
I have observed – in myself and in others – that sometimes the person who is loudest in condemning a particular vice is struggling with the same problem himself. My own battle with sin can cause me to be harsh in my judgment of other people who have the same issue, or project my own battlefield onto other people. I need to guard against the "Do as I say, not as I do" syndrome. I can boldly and unashamedly proclaim what God says about sin. But Jesus calls me to remove the mote from my own eye before I try to remove the log from another person's eye (Matthew 7:3-5; Luke 6:41-42).
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Judgment of sin needs to start in my own life.
Have a self-judging day. Love you.
Romans 2:1
"Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same thing."
I have observed – in myself and in others – that sometimes the person who is loudest in condemning a particular vice is struggling with the same problem himself. My own battle with sin can cause me to be harsh in my judgment of other people who have the same issue, or project my own battlefield onto other people. I need to guard against the "Do as I say, not as I do" syndrome. I can boldly and unashamedly proclaim what God says about sin. But Jesus calls me to remove the mote from my own eye before I try to remove the log from another person's eye (Matthew 7:3-5; Luke 6:41-42).
TODAY'S THOUGHT: Judgment of sin needs to start in my own life.
Have a self-judging day. Love you.
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