“Now it is required that those who have been
given a trust must prove faithful. I
care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not
even judge myself. My conscience is
clear, but that does not make me innocent.
It is the Lord who judges me.
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord
comes. He will bring to light what is
hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise
from God.” (1 Corinthians 4:2-5)
I would not make a very good judge. I often attribute motives to what people do
that really aren’t there. Sometimes I
read into what they do in the most negative way possible. And at other times I read into what they do
in the most positive way possible. I’m
just not a very good judge. I can’t see
into people’s hearts and minds. I don’t
really know why they do the things they do.
I’m not even a very judge of myself. There are times that I am harder on myself
than I should be. And there are other
times when I let myself off the hook because I’m blind to what’s really going
on in my heart.
I’m glad I don’t have to be the judge. That job is already filled. It’s filled by One who has a much clearer
picture of what’s going in my heart and what’s going on in the hearts of
others, too.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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