Judging through the eyes of Christ?

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Matthew 7:1-2

This admonition from Jesus refers to judging the faults of others while oblivious to your own sins.

The natural man does not have the ability to judge others. He has not been born again and lacks the Spirit of Christ.

The natural man is not in touch with his inner being and cannot relate to the words of God that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.

The follower of Christ has experienced the judgment of God piercing his heart and soul and revealing his inner being. He sees himself for who he is, sold under sin.

If you judge others without the love and compassion of Christ, you will be judged by God for the hypocrisy of your actions. And, God will judge you with the same standards you apply in judging others.

You and I cannot judge others because we lack the ability to look into the depth of the heart of those people around us.

The spiritual person is in a continual conversation with Christ over the sin in their life. He repeatedly asks Jesus to search his heart and purify his motives with the virtues of God.

The spiritual person has the ability to judge all things with the mind of Christ and the wisdom of the Holy Spirit.

He judges others with the compassion and mercy of Christ. He operates with humility understanding all the virtues of Christ come to Him by faith and have nothing to do with His own efforts.

You will never be able to get the plank out of your own eye without the blood of Christ. After you have been washed clean by Christ you will be able to see the speck in a friend’s eye. Then you can humbly invite him to drink the Living Water.

Happy Father’s Day!