We continue our road through the book of Romans that we are on this year at The Community Fellowship. This past Sunday we looked at Romans 2:1-16 asking who is our judge.
We know that is God, but often we get this out of line by giving authority to the wrong people in our lives. Maybe it is a person who we think too much or too little of. Maybe it is ourselves who end up judging others too much and not as much on us.
Here are a couple take aways from Sunday’s sermon that are worth remembering often.
First, be careful how you look at, size up and judge others.
James 7:24 NLT
Look beneath the surface so you can judge correctly.
1 Samuel 16:7 NLT
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
God looks at the heart. He knows our motives and even our actions and words before they are complete.
James 1:22-25 NLT
But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. 23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. 24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. 25 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
It is easy to look in the mirror and forget. Just as it is easy to read the Scripture and forget or move on or keep on the path we are stuck in.
Lets make the choice to let God be the judge. Lets make sure we see people the way God sees them. But first lets see ourselves as God sees us and live according to what we have read in His word.
Have a great day and serve others in the grace God has given you!
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