Sinners Saved By Grace

We know all to well the scripture Judge not, that ye be not judged. Matt 7:1 (KJV) What most of us neglect to read, is the scripture that follows it.   2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3　And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Matt 7:2-6 (KJV) We always say NOT ME, I would NEVER judge someone. We know it is not right to judge but oh how easy it is to fall into the judgment seat. It starts off as a casual remark such as How can she even walk through these church doors after what her such and such did? Why is she telling Ms. So and So how to raise her child when she should be paying more attention to her wild child? Did you hear what happened at the church in gossip town? We are always quick to point out the wrong others are doing without stopping to look at how we were or even are right now. We spend so much time trying to be like the other guy that if we are not careful we try to judge them by what we think is right. We need to remember this verse 6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Isaiah 64:6 (KJV) Even when we think we are being the best we can be we need to remember that without God we are nothing. We need to stop trying to be like Brother or Sister So and So and be what God intended us to be. God has a plan for you. It is not to be like anyone you know. It is to be his hands and his feet. The talent that he gave you is what he wants to make perfect. It could even be the very thing that you hate about yourself. We need to stop judging ourselves by looking at what other people are doing and read God’s word and let it be the judge. Once we do that, we will then realize that we are all sinners just saved by God’s grace.