Luke 6: 37 Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Jesus talks a lot in this chapter. He gives the Beatitudes. He tells us to turn the other cheek. There are 2 verses which summarize the whole philosophy, and this is one. The other is about loving your enemies without expectations of their returning the love.
I want to be like this. I want to end the judgment of others, which only torments me. I surely don't want the authority to condemn anyone. I find new places where I have held onto resentment instead of forgiving others.
Prayer: Lord, make me a better servant for You. Help me to see when I start down one of these paths of judgment. Guide me to forgive all those people instead of carrying the hurt and resentment inside of me. Forgive me when I fall short of everything You know that I can be.
Amen
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