[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] Brenda Walsh devotion

Wed May 19 14:14:15 UTC 2021

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None of Your Business
Are you quick to see the faults of others? Do you look at your neighbor and want to tell him all the things he is doing wrong? Usually when someone is quick to accuse  others, it turns out they are guilty of doing that very thing. For instance, it is quite common to find a spouse who is constantly accusing their mate of cheating, but when the truth is revealed, they were actually the one who committed adultery. The Bible tells us in Matthew 7:3-5, “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?  How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” God really spells it out doesn’t He? What right do imperfect people have to judge? It’s like two children looking at each other in the middle of a mud puddle, both covered with dirt and one of them points to the other and says, “You’re filthy!” Since no one is perfect, we don’t have the right to point fingers at anyone else. We are all sinners. Just because your sin is different than someone else’s doesn’t make what you are doing any less wrong. It’s still a sin. On Judgment Day, God isn’t going to ask you about the sins of someone else - He is only going to ask you about your own! So, ask God to help you overcome your own character flaws and strive to live a life pleasing to God. Don’t tell others how to live their lives - it’s none of your business what they are doing. Remember, it is God’s job to judge - not yours! TEXT: James 2:13, Romans 14:10-12, Romans 2:1, 1 Corinthians 4:5

Bible Texts:
James 2:13 NKJV - For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. 

Romans 14:10-12 NKJV - But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written: "[As] I live, says the LORD, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God." So then each of us shall give account of himself to God. 

Romans 2:1 NKJV - 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 things. 

1 Corinthians 4:5 NKJV - Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will come from God.

© Brenda Walsh Ministries www.brendawalsh.com

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