Sunday, December 9, 2007

Repeated Message

I was slightly surprized today to realize that the verses I had posted last night were the focus of our Sunday School lesson today. I thought that was pretty cool. It seems that whenever something is especially important in the Bible, it is repeated. Maybe God is trying to get a message to me.
He's got me right where he wants me: ready to listen.
It also seems like I've gotten some repeat messages about being carefull when judging others or arguing with them. I think it may have to do with a recent situation I went through. Fortunately, everything has been cleared up now in that department.
Found in the same chapter as "Ask and it will be given to you..." is this:

Matt 7:1-5
1 "Do not judge lest you be judged.2 "For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.3 "And why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?4 "Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye?5 "You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.(NAS)

I have a feeling that at some point each one of us has been guilty of being the man with the log in his eye. That being the case, it doesn't make it any more right. We need to be carefull when judging that we are not using unrealistic standards and make sure that we are in a right relationship with God.

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