How have we gotten to the point that we are more worried about the judgment of others than the judgment of God? We read, we say or we hear all too often,
"Only God can judge me"....
"Who are you to judge me?"...
"Stop judging me!".......
"I don't appreciate you judging me."
and similar sentiments.
We see the most abused and misused verse from the Bible "Do not judge" cited in most arguments regarding morals and convictions.
Truth is that we humans judge. We judge the actions of others all.the.time. We judge the actions and intentions of our children, our churches, our government, our politicians, our physicians, our friends, our coaches, our teachers, and any and all things that effect our daily life. Judging is how we determine what is right and wrong according to either our convictions or standards. Judging is how we determine our next plan of action. Judging is how we determine who will be our friends and who we allow our children to be around and who we allow to influence our children. Judging is how we determine where we live and what church we attend. We judge TV shows, movies and books to determine if we allow our children or ourselves to watch or read them. We judge websites for the same reasons. Judging is the ultimate measure of whether someone is who they claim to be.
We are all humanly judged and we all judge other humans. But it's not the judgment of others that should be our concern. Sure there are times our intent, our actions and our convictions may be wrongly judged from others, but that, too, is the least of our concerns compared to God's judgment.
You see, even though God is a merciful and gracious God who has provided us a way through Christ from the final judgment of hell we all deserve, He is still very much a God of fierce and just judgment.
The judgment of others shouldn't be our concern. The judgment of others that we fight so hard against and feel entitled to be exempt from is but a grain of sand compared to the judgment of God.
"Only God can judge me"....
"Who are you to judge me?"...
"Stop judging me!".......
"I don't appreciate you judging me."
and similar sentiments.
We see the most abused and misused verse from the Bible "Do not judge" cited in most arguments regarding morals and convictions.
Truth is that we humans judge. We judge the actions of others all.the.time. We judge the actions and intentions of our children, our churches, our government, our politicians, our physicians, our friends, our coaches, our teachers, and any and all things that effect our daily life. Judging is how we determine what is right and wrong according to either our convictions or standards. Judging is how we determine our next plan of action. Judging is how we determine who will be our friends and who we allow our children to be around and who we allow to influence our children. Judging is how we determine where we live and what church we attend. We judge TV shows, movies and books to determine if we allow our children or ourselves to watch or read them. We judge websites for the same reasons. Judging is the ultimate measure of whether someone is who they claim to be.
We are all humanly judged and we all judge other humans. But it's not the judgment of others that should be our concern. Sure there are times our intent, our actions and our convictions may be wrongly judged from others, but that, too, is the least of our concerns compared to God's judgment.
You see, even though God is a merciful and gracious God who has provided us a way through Christ from the final judgment of hell we all deserve, He is still very much a God of fierce and just judgment.
The judgment of others shouldn't be our concern. The judgment of others that we fight so hard against and feel entitled to be exempt from is but a grain of sand compared to the judgment of God.
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