September 21, 2024

Passage Read: Romans 2-3
Meditation Verse: 2:1

Thought

It is so interesting to read that those who pass judgment on others are guilty of doing the very same things. Like there's a heightened sensitivity to the things we feel guilty about doing, and perhaps we want to identify others who are worse than us so that we can feel better about ourselves. But that's never the solution to sin, to find someone worse so that we don't have to deal with our same sin. The solution is to identify our sin so that we can root it out. And here is a way to identify my sin: In what areas am I inclined to judge others? Those areas point to my sin, according to Paul here.

Application

So I need to use my tendency to judge others to identify my own sin areas. Where I'm inclined to judge someone else, that's an area I struggle with. That would show me where I need to direct my efforts to gain victory over sin, then I can remove the log from my own eye and see better to remove the similar speck from my brother's eye. The scrutiny I place others under, I need to catch myself and redirect it toward myself so I can take care of my own issues. So watch myself today: In what things do I catch myself judging others?