Here Comes the Judge!

“Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the LORD is able to make him stand.” Romans 14:4

When we were four little Miller girls running all over Gregwood in Lancaster, SC
there were many times Becki and I thought Mother and Daddy were not holding Beth and Benay to the same standards as which we were held. This is the battle cry for all siblings as my children sang the same tune.

As Christians we act like children as we point our fingers at others and judge the manner in which they live their life. God makes it real clear in the Bible that to judge and condemn anyone is to condemn ourselves. (“So whatever you believe about these things keep between you and God. Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves.” Rom 14:22)

I am only accountable to the Lord for what He requires of me personally. It is up to each of us to determine through the conviction of the Holy Spirit what areas in our lives are being called upon to change. It is so much easier to point out the faults of others than to examine our own heart and actions as God has called us to surrender in our lives.

Instead of judging others next time, we should ask ourselves the question, “To what degree am I willing to be judged by God based on how I judge others?”