For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and
with the measure you use it will be measured to you.
(Mat 7:2 ESV)
Think about this bible verse. What does it mean to you? How
do you Judge others?
This is sometimes a hard truth to face for all of us. We all
make judgments of everyone we meet. If you think you don’t you’re fooling
yourself. You may make them based on what others wear, the type of car they
drive, how they talk, and the list goes on and on. It’s the manner in which we
judge that is a problem. When we judge
in a human manner we tend to reach for stereotypes. We tend to base our
judgments on what we have experienced in people who may be similar to that
person. At one time I judged all
churches to be the same based on one bad experience I had with one church. In my mind because all churches were the same
all Christians were the same. If a man came into your church unshaved, dirty,
wearing a pair of jeans with a hole in them and an old stained t-shirt, what
would you think of him? What if that man was a pastor from another parish who was
doing mission work and did not have time to go home before heading to your church.
Often people are judged based on their sins. I feel this is
the worst type of judgment. In God’s
eyes all sin is the same. We should never make assumptions about someone
else. We do not know how God is working
in their life. We do not know what they are going through. We should approach others with a heart of thanksgiving
and Love, offering a hand of friendship and support and eyes and ears of
openness. We need to approach others in a manner that shows God’s love through
us.
