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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Saturday, April 23, 2022
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :Judging Bible Verse:James 4:11-12 (NASB) "Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother, or judges his brother, speaks against the law, and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge of it. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy; but who are you who judge your neighbor?" Message:
“Do not judge lest you be judged. For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. And why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and behold, the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.” (Matt. 7:1-5).
Think back to the dinner conversations you have had with your family and friends over the past month. How often did the subject turn to a criticism of others who were not present? Even if the critique was “constructive,” did you sometimes wonder if it would have been better to channel the conversation in a more positive direction?
In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus warns us that the criteria by which we measure others will also measure us. It is all too easy to raise ourselves up in our own estimation by putting others down. A proud heart is easily deceived, especially by itself. Self-deception is virtually complete when a person is capable of toting a 2x4 in his own eye while discovering a splinter in the eye of his neighbor.
James’ words in 4:11-12 are reminiscent of our Lord’s teaching on judgment of others. The word for “speak against” is used of people who slander others behind their backs (backbiters). There is a difference between criticism that tears others down and correction that seeks to build others up. The former divides the body because it is prompted by pride and envy; the latter attempts to restore the body because it is motivated by loving concern.
Meditation : I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a child quieted at its mother’s breast: like a child that is quieted is my soul. Prayer : And finally, grant me O Lord, I pray, the lamp of charity which never fails, that it may burn in me and shed its light on those around me, and that by its brightness I may share a vision of that holy City, where dwells the true and never-failing Light, Jesus Christ our Lord.......Amen |
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