[1] Judge not, that you be not judged. [2] For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. [3] And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? [4] Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? [5] Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. ~ Matthew 7:1-5NKJV
Have you ever met someone who continuously looks at other people’s flaws and short comings but never their own? This is who Jesus was speaking to when making this statement. I know someone who will take shots at others for things like not singing loud enough (in their opinion) during church, while they don’t even sing at all. Or they’ll say that others aren’t lively enough in church, when they act no differently than them. In fact, they commit all the same sins and more.
These are who Jesus was speaking to. Those who are so caught up with other people that they never see themselves. They never see their own flaws. Their own short comings. Their own sins. The reason for this? I believe that it is rooted in thinking more of yourself than you ought to. Pride has made its way into their heart and blinded then from their own faults, so they are hyperfocused on others’ faults.
How do we fix this if we don’t see our own faults? We pray like David did. We earnestly ask the LORD to reveal our secret or hidden sins to us, so that we might not be controlled by them. We spend time in worship, prayer, and fasting. We evaluate our actions against the Bible and see if we measure up. We work out our salvation with much fear and trembling.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Work On Your Log.