Matthew 7:2
For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.
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Probably, next to telling lies, most of us are really prone to judging others falsely. Why? Because we always want to feel good ourselves. And one way of doing this is by judging others as far lower than us – in stature, in intelligence and in wealth.
But the Lord is very clear when He said that the “measure with which you measure will be measured out to you. When you judge a person “bobo” (moron or of low IQ), then the Lord will ask you how you used your intelligence to improve the lives of others.
When you judge others as “patay gutom” (gluttonous), then the Lord will ask you if you are not gluttonous yourself in terms of taking in wealth and riches through immoral ways.
If we must be the judge of others for their faults or omissions, let us examine ourselves first, and see if we are living up to the standard of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who will be our Final Judge.
Thus if we judge without mercy, then God will judge us without mercy. If we make hasty judgments on the outward man and neglect to see our inner selves, will not God do so to us? This is a powerful and fearful idea.
See clearly now and take away that beam in your eyes. See through a man and look at his heart before making judgment. In this way, God will also look at your heart first and how you have became a blessing to others, totally forgetting all the sins that you have committed.
Let us pray +
Almighty Father, in regarding others, help us to ‘put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another… putting on love, which is the bond of perfection’ so that we may receive the same. Amen +
Help us with your right hand, O Lord, and answer us.
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