for thought and meditation

[Markopolo]

guess what..... its raining again..lol


The Unchanging Law of Judgment
By Oswald Chambers

With what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. —Matthew 7:2

This statement is not some haphazard theory, but it is an eternal law of God. Whatever judgment you give will be the very way you are judged. There is a difference between retaliation and retribution. Jesus said that the basis of life is retribution— “with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” If you have been shrewd in finding out the shortcomings of others, remember that will be exactly how you will be measured. The way you pay is the way life will pay you back. This eternal law works from God’s throne down to us (see Psalm 18:25-26).

Romans 2:1 applies it in even a more definite way by saying that the one who criticizes another is guilty of the very same thing. God looks not only at the act itself, but also at the possibility of committing it, which He sees by looking at our hearts. To begin with, we do not believe the statements of the Bible. For instance, do we really believe the statement that says we criticize in others the very things we are guilty of ourselves? The reason we see hypocrisy, deceit, and a lack of genuineness in others is that they are all in our own hearts. The greatest characteristic of a saint is humility, as evidenced by being able to say honestly and humbly, “Yes, all those, as well as other evils, would have been exhibited in me if it were not for the grace of God. Therefore, I have no right to judge.”

Jesus said, “Judge not, that you be not judged” (Matthew 7:1). He went on to say, in effect, “If you do judge, you will be judged in exactly the same way.” Who of us would dare to stand before God and say, “My God, judge me as I have judged others”? We have judged others as sinners— if God should judge us in the same way, we would be condemned to hell. Yet God judges us on the basis of the miraculous atonement by the Cross of Christ.

have a blessed day

[Blackwater]

Judgmentalism seems to be the chief hallmark of many self-professed "Christians" today. It seems so many believers want nothing more than to have someone to put down and feel superior to. But as stated, that's not what Christ did. Even though we are all worthy of the judgment, he brought into the world, simple forgiveness, and repentance, so that we might at least have a decent chance of making it to Heaven in the end. What a difference between Christ's way, and that of so many wanna'-be Christians, pretenders, and game-players among us. How many of us would take the hand of a dirty, smelly, drunken wastrel, and stand him up, feed him, and see to it he had a warm place to sleep? Not many, especially in these days of fear of pathogens. And that's not totally without reason.

GK Chesterton once explained "charity" this way: Helping an obviously deserving person isn't charity, it's just our social and religious obligation. It's when we extend a helping hand to those who are NOT "deserving" of our help, at least in our own evaluations, that we are truly practicing charity. The alcoholic in need of a drink, or the vanquished hobo in need of a bite to eat, all are unlikely to change their ways, even after an epiphany. But they still need our help, if only to retain that faint spark of hope that they'll somehow be delivered from the hell they're living now. It's been said to never judge a person until you've walked a mile in their shoes. That's about the best advice one can have on this subject. Would that we all heeded it more often.

[Markopolo]

amen sir

[Boaz]

Praise GOD that he does not want or expects me to judge . That unbelievable awesome responsibility is reserved for him . He blesses us with the fact that we need not judge another . With our own sins how could we ? We are totally incapable of judging another .

Thank you Marko .

[USMC87]

Amen and thank you for a great lesson!