Ezekiel 38-39, James 4, Proverbs 17: 15-24
James 4: 11-12 (ESV)
“Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one
who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law
and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but
a judge. There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to
destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?”
Verses 11 and 12 from James 4 tells us people of faith
should not speak evil or judge other people. If you speak evil of other people,
you are disobeying one of the Ten Commandments. And you cannot judge other
people because there is only judge – God. God is our judge and lawgiver. God is
the only who can judge people or in his mercy and grace, save them. If we judge
other people, we are taking God’s place. God is the only one who knows a person’s
heart and can judge if other people truly did wrong.
Not speaking evil or judging other people is hard for me. I have a hard time holding my tongue or giving evil looks to people who are doing wrong. I’m one of those people in a line who make a fuss when other people cut in the line. It’s one of my pet peeves. But every time I do it, I know it’s wrong because I know I’m not supposed to judge other people. I have no idea what their situation is in life. Maybe they don’t even know it’s wrong to cut in line. Who am I to judge? Only God can judge. So these are good recommendations from James for us to live by.
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