If you read the comments section of any social media post, you will notice that people make judgments based on limited information. Though Jesus said that we should not judge (Mt 7:1), passing judgment is a commonplace activity in daily conversations or on social media. It is easy and lazy to make definitive judgments based upon limited information. We do not know another person's motives, culpability, or the degree of formation of their conscience. Only the Lord knows the depths of a person's heart (Jn 2:25).
Thanks be to God that He is our eternal Judge, rather than the courts of this world. God is "rich in mercy" (Eph 2:4), "slow to anger and abounding in kindness" (Ps 103:8). He understands our weakness (Ps 103:14).
Rather than spending our time judging others, we should spend our life building our relationship with Jesus. Get to know Him as merciful Savior, before you meet Him as eternal Judge. "If you want to avoid judgment, stop passing judgment" (Mt 7:1). He is indeed the Judge, standing at the gate (Jas 5:9). The lyrics to a Christian song proclaim, "Look into your Judge's eyes and see a Savior there."
| PRAYER: | Father, I plead guilty and throw myself upon Your mercy. I accept Your Son, Jesus, as my Salvation and the Holy Spirit as my Lawyer for the Defense. |
| PROMISE: | "I, the Lord, your God, teach you what is for your good, and lead you on the way you should go." –Is 48:17 |
| PRAISE: | Marcie was a witness to openness toward life as she received with great joy the conception of her first child shortly after her marriage. |
Reprinted with permission from Presentation Ministries, a lay association of the Catholic Church that focuses on evangelization and discipleship through Bible teaching, daily Mass, the charisms of the Holy Spirit, and Small Christian Community. Their ministries include:
· One Bread, One Body
· Daily Bread Radio Program
· Annual Bible Institute
· Discipleship Retreats
· Guadalupe Bible College