SHORT AND SWEET, PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH (PT.II)

I BELIEVE THE NEXT ITEM THE LORD WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IN THIS SERIES IS ANOTHER COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONGST THE CHURCH.

Luke 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

THIS ONE PASSAGE OF SCRIPTURE IS CHOCKED FULL OF MESSAGES FOR THE PERSON OF GOD THAT CAN RIGHTLY DIVIDE THE WORD.

ON TOP OF THAT, IT IS FULL OF GODLY WARNINGS FOR EVEN THE MOST RUDIMENTARY STUDENT OF THE SCRIPTURES.

FOR OUR PURPOSES TODAY WE WILL ONLY FOCUS ON THE FIRST PORTION OF THIS VERSE, AND PERHAPS WE WILL CONTINUE ON IN THE SAME VERSE IN THE FUTURE SHOULD THE LORD SAY.

I AM OF THE BELIEF THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE SCHOLARLY PURSUIT OF GOD'S PURPOSE THROUGH THE WORD, SATAN HAS BLINDED US FROM EXAMINING ALL SCRIPTURE THAT PERTAINS DIRECTLY TO OUR OWN CORRECTION.

IN DOING THIS, HE HAS CONVINCED THE MAJORITY OF US THAT OUR REASON FOR SCRIPTURE STUDY IS TO CORRECT, REPRIMAND, SCOLD, AND MAKE OUR BROTHERS AND SISTER FEEL WORSE THEN THEY DO FOR THEIR IGNORANCE, AND SIN'S.

THIS FRAME OF MIND CAUSES US TO EFFECTIVELY BECOME DRAFTED INTO ASSISTING SATAN IN HIS ROLE AS ACCUSER OF THE BRETHREN, DUE TO OUR INCESSANT FINGER POINTING, AND WELDING OF THE WORD AS A HAMMER.

LET'S REMEMBER THE FIRST CLAUSE OF OUR TEXT, SIMPLY STATED IT INSTRUCTS THAT WE WHO DON'T WANT TO BE JUDGED, AND THAT'S ALL OF US, SHOULDN'T BE JUDGING, AND THAT'S MOST OF US.

SO THEN WHY DO WE SO FREELY TAKE IT UPON OURSELVES TO NOT PRACTICE, WHAT WE SO EAGERLY PREACH WHEN WE DISCOVER WE ARE UNDER SCRUTINY ?

THE FIRST THING OUT OF MOST OF OUR MOUTHS WHEN WE EVEN SUSPECT ANOTHER OF SURMISING AGAINST US IS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
1.) WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE ME ?
2.) JUDGE NOT, THAT YOU BE NOT JUDGED !
3.) YOU SHOULD GET THE ENTIRE STORY BEFORE JUMPING TO CONCLUSION

OR MY PERSONAL FAVORITE:
4.) "ARE YOU GOD NOW" ?

WE ARE QUICK TO REFER TO THEIR BEING OUT OF PLACE BY THEIR JUDGING OF US, BUT HOW SWIFT ARE WE TO NOTICE OUR JUDGING OF OTHERS.

WE JUDGE WHO WE LIKE AND TRUST OR DON'T LIKE AND TRUST BY WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID, OR HOW THEY LOOK, DRESS, TALK, WALK, LOOK AT US, WON'T LOOK AT US, SHAKE OR WON'T SHAKE HANDS WITH US, WE CHRISTIANS ARE THE MASTERS OF JUDGING, AND NOT DESIRING TO BE JUDGED. ARE WE GOD NOW ?

CHRISTIANS GO SO FAR AS TO JUDGE ONE ANOTHERS WALK WITH GOD, AND OR KNOWLEDGE OF GOD BY WHAT CHURCH WE SAW THEM COME OUT OF, DID THEY HAVE ON A HAT OR NOT, WHAT COLOR WAS HER DRESS, DID SHE EVEN WEAR A DRESS ?

ARE WE FINALLY GETTING THE PICTURE OF JUST HOW GUILTY WE ALL ARE OF SOME SORT OF JUDGEMENT, AND JUST HOW EASY IT IS TO FALL VICTIM TO THIS RELIGIOUS MINDSET.

IT'S TIME TO REALIZE THAT THE HOUSE CLEANING GOD REFERS TO IN I PET 4:17 HAS ALREADY BEGUN, BUT HE'S ONLY MAKING UP THE LIST HE EXPECTS US TO COMPLETE THE ACTUAL CLEANING.

I GUESS WE'RE ALOT LIKE OVENS, SELF-CLEANING AFTER THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE READ.




2DAYS PROPHETIC ADMONISHMENT: ALWAYS BE AWARE OF THE ONE SIN THAT "DOTH SO EASILY BESET US".

THE SIN OF PRIDE IS THE CATALYST BEHIND OUR BEING SO JUDGEMENTAL OF OTHERS, DUE TO OUR BELIEF OF A SUPERIOR WALK WITH GOD.

IT IS THIS SAME PRIDE THAT CAUSE US TO BELIEVE WE ARE ABOVE THE SCRUTINY OF OTHERS, BOTH OF THESE PRIDE FILLED MANIFESTATIONS WILL SURELY LEAD US INTO HELL'S FIRE IF WE DO NOT CORRECT IT, AND CEASE FROM THIS PRACTICE IMMEDIATELY.

INSTEAD OF GOING ON SAFARI FOR THE ELUSIVE MOTES IN OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS EYES, LETS HUNT THE MORE OBVIOUS BEAM IN OUR OWN EYES.

IF WE KEEP OUR JUDGING AND WORDS SHORT AND SWEET, WE CAN PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH !






I PRAY GOD'S PEACE N MERCY B UPON U AND URS !





G-TEP aka K.J. DUMPSON