Good morning everyone!
As of typing this, I’m still having my breakfast and
pondering on God’s message for me today. Then I thought, “why not share this
wonderful message with you all today?” Alrightie! I’m currently in the book of
Romans (chapter 2 to be exact) and it’s
about God’s righteous judgment. The first verse in the chapter which I shared
on my Instagram and other social media sites says, “You, therefore, have no excuse,
you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the
other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same
things.” This is very crucial. It is of grave importance that we take
heed of the message of this verse. It is an authoritative reminder that we have
no right (“NO RIGHT”) to judge
others.
As I sit here and stare at the view outside my window,
my mind travels back in time. I go back to those memories where I carelessly
passed judgment on other people without realizing that (1) I’m not perfect and
(2) I might do all those things too. And sure enough, a few years later, I did “those” things too, (which I’m not gonna
elaborate here in full details)
I remember judging others because of the decisions and
actions they made only to find myself doing those same things a few years
later. I kept judging others when I didn’t have the right on the
first place and I only stopped when I found myself in the same situations they were
into, repeating what they did (only in my own version). Did you see the
point? My point is, sometimes, when we can’t seem to get God’s message and we
repeatedly make the same mistakes, He lets us go through something so painful,
something we would not forget, just so we’d understand what He’s trying to
teach us. And sometimes, it is so simple. In this case, He simply wanted me to
learn this: don’t judge others. That’s
just what He’s been trying to teach me all those years and had I not fallen in
the same pits as those people I was judging, I wouldn’t have learned that I don’t
have the right to condemn other people of their sins. If God who is blameless
and righteous has not condemned me for all my sins but rather accepted me with
arms opened wide when I asked for forgiveness, who am I to not do the same to
others who seek of my forgiveness and simply ask that I don’t judge them for
what they did?
Today, let’s evaluate ourselves. How many times have
we judged others? It’s not yet too late to change. Let us come to God and ask
for His forgiveness for all the times we’ve condemned others for what we think
are their wrongdoings. And let’s ask Him to mold our hearts into what He’s
designed it for: TO LOVE unconditionally. Instead of passing judgment on
others, let’s spread love and forgiveness, and together we can build a better
world to live in.
A blessed Sunday everyone!
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Romans 8:1-2 (NIV)
"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death."
