"And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye."
Matthew 7:3-5
The idea here isn't something that we often want to consider, since it can be uncomfortable to dwell on our own faults, and it is easy to see them in others. But God clearly wants us to work on our own sins before trying to address other people's. That doesn't mean he doesn't want us to help others or lift them up... it's not about other people's general needs, but clearly about not judging, as the first verse of this chapter states.
Today, let's examine out own problems, and worry about clearing our own vision, and taking care of our own sins, before we worry about the sins of other people. Let's admit that we might need some help from God with our eyesight, and let him teach us how to see with love.
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye."
Matthew 7:3-5
The idea here isn't something that we often want to consider, since it can be uncomfortable to dwell on our own faults, and it is easy to see them in others. But God clearly wants us to work on our own sins before trying to address other people's. That doesn't mean he doesn't want us to help others or lift them up... it's not about other people's general needs, but clearly about not judging, as the first verse of this chapter states.
Today, let's examine out own problems, and worry about clearing our own vision, and taking care of our own sins, before we worry about the sins of other people. Let's admit that we might need some help from God with our eyesight, and let him teach us how to see with love.
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