Justice

Posted by Dion Todd September 25th, 2017 7,038 Views 0 Comments

Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful. Don't judge, and you won't be judged. Don't condemn, and you won't be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free. Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. Luke 6:36 WEB

Once I heard an elder at our church, who was about about 75 years old say: 'Everything that I said I would never do, I have now done.' Then he went on to explain that every time that found himself looking down on others, he later found himself in the same situation.

This is something that I wish I had known when I was much younger: When we judge others, or look down on their circumstances, we open the door for the very same thing to happen to us. Perhaps when young and youthful we look down at someone overweight' then years later it is us.

Jesus told us: 'As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them' (Luke 6:31). On the surface it means 'Treat people like you would like to be treated' but it goes far deeper than that. The way that you treat others now, is how you will be treated in the future. How is that for poetic justice?

You will reap what you sow (Galatians 6:7). That is the pattern Jesus gave us: Don't judge, and you will not be judged. Don't condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you.

God's laws are like the law of gravity, they work invisibly, silently, and affect everyone. All those are still true when reversed: Judge others, and you will be judged. Condemn others, and you will be condemned. Refuse to forgive others, and you will remain unforgiven. Don't give to others, and it will not be given to you.

If you know of an area of your life where you have criticized or frowned on another, do yourself a favor and repent of it now before you get to take a walk in their shoes.

Prayer: Heavenly Father please forgive me of being critical of others, or passing judgement on them. I realize that is Your job. Help me to see the world through Your eyes, help me break this cycle and to become the best version of myself, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.

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