JUDGE NOT: EVERYONE HAS A STORY! ⚖
John 7:24
Look beneath the surface so you can judge correctly.” (NLT)
A teenager on a train would suddenly scream, ‘Dad! See, the skies are travelling with us’. The father looked at the sky and smiled. The boy shouts again, ‘Yippee! The trees are skidding away’, and the man would laugh. Meanwhile, a couple who sat behind observed the teenager’s childish behaviour with pity. Again! The jolly youngster yelled, ‘Papa! Can’t you see? The birds are running at us’.
This time, the couple who couldn’t bear it anymore said to his Dad, “Why not take your son to see a good doctor?” The man laughed and replied, “Yes, I did, and we’re just returning from the hospital. My son was born blind and just regained his sight today”. Immediately! The remorseful couple realised that they were too quick to conclude on a matter they had little or no knowledge.
Beloved, how many times have we judged others like this couple and later discovered it was a wrong assumption? If any! Our text admonishes us not to make conclusions by mere observation except through the discernment of the Holy Spirit. Don’t judge a book by its cover until you’ve read the content; for, you may never know the genuine reasons for people’s actions.
WHAT NOW?
Are you the type who condemn others? (Matthew 7:1-5). Stop it! For, it might be an incorrect belief. Besides, haven’t you also sinned and got forgiveness? (Daniel 9:9). No wonder! Not even one person could cast a stone at the adulterous woman after Jesus spoke in John 8:3-11. Why? Because “Everyone has a story! However, if you surrender to Jesus, He will rewrite your destiny and give you the power to discern rightly. Be Born Again!
Hymn: I Need Thee Every Hour – Annie S. Hawks & Robert Lowry (1872)
PRAYER: Father, help me discern never to judge people wrongly, and my situation.
YOU SHALL HEAR THAT GOOD NEWS!
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