God's Judgment

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.