Here comes da judge

"For He is always at hand to take the side of the needy, to rescue a life from the unjust judge." Msg.

Every time I think of judging another, I think of the scene from the Shack, where "God" asks Mac to choose only 2 of his kids to be able to go to heaven with him.  The impossibility of that, should but does not always, stop me in my tracks from judging others.  Think about it from your own perspective.....if you are the parent of 2 children, force yourself to pick one to be able to go on to a life of eternal reward, but realize that you are relegating the other to the hopelessness and desolation of hell forever.

We live in a harsh world and somehow we've made ourselves into demi-gods of our kingdoms.  Because of certain blessings in our lives, we believe we know the one true (right) way.  This is a dangerous road to travel because it is one of pride; afterall, it was God NOT us who gifted whatever those blessings were into our lives. 

The call placed in each of our lives is only to love and then serve one another.  After all, we don't know what adversities the person we are judging is working through.  Our view might be through our own rose-colored glasses.  The most difficult thing to remember is that we are ALL children, God's children, so when we sit in judgment we are in essence trying to point out to God, why it is WE feel that our brother or sister in Christ doesn't deserve to be chosen for a lifetime of eternal reward.

Looking up having just stepped on the ouch button!

Barb