Can we talk about what our problem is first? Then we can talk about everything that is wrong with the people around us.
Why do you see the speck that is in your brothers eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? (Matthew 7:3 ESV)
I once read that Joe Bayly (an author and former president of David C Cook publishing) was in a Bible study with a former Nazi officer who complained about being passed over for a promotion because he did not indulge in the “social dancing” as much as his peers. The statement left Joe Bayly speechless. But this type of judgement is commonplace amongst self professing Christ followers, isn’t it? Jesus tells us that our judgments are hasty and hypocritical, imperfect at best, and utterly sinful and stupid at worst. In fact he compares rash judgments such as the one the former Nazi officer made as taking something beautiful than throwing into a pig pen. Yet isn’t that how we treat people who view and live in the world differently than us? Maybe we don’t do it so blatantly, but we do this under our breath, our wise cracking, and our not so subtle passive aggressive undertones. We need understand ourselves and why we say and judge horribly. We need to log our observations in prayer and repentance and ask God to heal us from the selfish idiocy that will prevent us from experiencing God’s glory to its fullest potential in our lives. Let us ask God to point out the brokenness in our hearts so we can clearly see why we nitpick and harbor on irrelevant judgments. Jesus saved us all from ourselves and our mistakes, we need to embrace His love for everyone and stop judging unrighteously.
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