Tuesday Devo
Scripture Reading:
Luke 6:37, 42
37 “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.
41 “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? 42 How can you think of saying, ‘Friend, let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.
37 “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.
41 “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? 42 How can you think of saying, ‘Friend, let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.
Commentary from the ESV Study Bible:
6:37 Judge not … condemn not. Lit., “Stop judging … condemning.” Jesus is not ruling out the legitimate use of discernment, church discipline, and law courts, but is rather admonishing his listeners to discontinue their tendency to criticize and find fault with others. be judged … condemned (by God).
6:41–42 speck … log. The hyperbolic nature of these verses refers back to the judgmental attitude of Luke 6:37. It is clear that not all judging is excluded, for when one sees one’s own sinfulness, then others can be helped with the specks in their eyes. At the same time, Christians need to take great care concerning their own faults, not censuring others for things that they are guilty of doing themselves.
6:41–42 speck … log. The hyperbolic nature of these verses refers back to the judgmental attitude of Luke 6:37. It is clear that not all judging is excluded, for when one sees one’s own sinfulness, then others can be helped with the specks in their eyes. At the same time, Christians need to take great care concerning their own faults, not censuring others for things that they are guilty of doing themselves.
Study Questions:
- [If you missed Monday's Devo, go back and do those questions first] Jesus would say, "Don’t judge SUPERFICIALLY." The plank in your eye, your own arrogance and self-righteousness, is hindering your discernment. So we shouldn't judge by appearance, but we should make a righteous judgment. We should be like God, who looks past the outer show and looks at our hearts. We can tend to only look at someone's actions and then make a snap judgement or have an emotional reaction that can lead us to approach them in the wrong way and with the wrong heart. Is there someone in your life that you might be misjudging based on their behaviors?
- We should assume the best about someone's heart and intentions. When there is a gap between our expectations of someone and what they actually do or say, we have a choice to make. We can assume the absolute worst about them, or we can choose to assume the best. Assuming the best about someone's heart will completely change the way you approach them in a conversation. Have you written someone off because you didn't assume the best about their heart or intentions? Has not assuming the best in someone possible caused a rift in the relationship that you need to repair? How might this principle of assuming the best positively affect other relationships in your life? With your spouse? Kids? Family? Co-workers?
Pray:
- That you would always look past someone's actions and look to their heart.
- That you would always assume the best about people's heart's and intentions.
This Week's City 7:
Try to commit this to memory!
5. Why do I follow Jesus? I follow Jesus because Jesus rose from the dead proving that He is the way, the truth and the life.
(Matthew 7:24-27; John 14:6)
(Matthew 7:24-27; John 14:6)
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