Saturday, June 17, 2023

Shalom,

Today's "My Utmost For His Higest" devotional by Oswald Chambers is another vital lesson for every believer!

The Uncritical Temper

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — Matthew 7:1

Jesus says regarding judging — Don’t. The average Christian is the most penetratingly critical individual. Criticism is a part of the ordinary faculty of man; but in the spiritual domain nothing is accomplished by criticism. The effect of criticism is a dividing up of the powers of the one criticised; the Holy Ghost is the only One in the true position to criticise, He alone is able to show what is wrong without hurting and wounding. It is impossible to enter into communion with God when you are in a critical temper; it makes you hard and vindictive and cruel, and leaves you with the flattering unction that you are a superior person. Jesus says, as a disciple cultivate the uncritical temper. It is not done once and for all. Beware of anything that puts you in the superior person’s place.

There is no getting away from the penetration of Jesus. If I see the mote in your eye, it means I have a beam in my own. Every wrong thing that I see in you, God locates in me. Every time I judge, I condemn myself (see Romans 2:17-20). Stop having a measuring rod for other people. There is always one fact more in every man’s case about which we know nothing. The first thing God does is to give us a spiritual spring-cleaning; there is no possibility of pride left in a man after that. I have never met the man I could despair of after discerning what lies in me apart from the grace of God.

AMEN!!! I have met some belivers who truly believe that they are qualified to judge another believer, even when Jesus Himself said "JUDGE NOT"! Do NOT allow yourself to fall for that lie and to get yourself in position to receive judgement unto yourself! There is ONE Who judges and that is NOT YOU, or ME! Let's do our part and pray for others! Here is Hillsong Young and Free with "New Thing":

Shalom in Him!