While asking God what I should post for today, I ran found the following devotion that I think is excellent to share with you. You can find it as well as other wonderful words of wisdom here, if you choose to check them out. Please read on:
Scripture offers:
➧ the “Golden Rule” - “Do to others what you would have them do to you” (Matthew 7:12).
➧ the “Diamond Rule” - “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21).
But there’s also a negative rule.
➧The “Sawdust Rule” involves hunting for specks of sawdust in other people’s eyes instead of recognizing the log in our own (Matthew 7:3).
Those who follow the Sawdust Code of Conduct judge others more harshly than they judge themselves. They overlook, excuse, or downplay their own sins but carefully scrutinize the sins of others, often judging other people’s intentions, motives, and hearts as well as their actions. Like the Pharisees, they may even spout Scripture and consider themselves superior to others (Luke 18:9-14).
But the Sawdust approach is always destructive. It causes people to lose friends, credibility, and discernment. In fact, God says He will judge such people more harshly (James 2:12-13).
Violating God’s principles always leads to loss, not gain.
When we judge others hypocritically we give up gold and diamonds for worthless sawdust.
Let’s choose God’s ways, dear Christians!
➧ the “Golden Rule” - “Do to others what you would have them do to you” (Matthew 7:12).
➧ the “Diamond Rule” - “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21).
But there’s also a negative rule.
➧The “Sawdust Rule” involves hunting for specks of sawdust in other people’s eyes instead of recognizing the log in our own (Matthew 7:3).
Those who follow the Sawdust Code of Conduct judge others more harshly than they judge themselves. They overlook, excuse, or downplay their own sins but carefully scrutinize the sins of others, often judging other people’s intentions, motives, and hearts as well as their actions. Like the Pharisees, they may even spout Scripture and consider themselves superior to others (Luke 18:9-14).
But the Sawdust approach is always destructive. It causes people to lose friends, credibility, and discernment. In fact, God says He will judge such people more harshly (James 2:12-13).
Violating God’s principles always leads to loss, not gain.
When we judge others hypocritically we give up gold and diamonds for worthless sawdust.
Let’s choose God’s ways, dear Christians!
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Choosing God's ways? Indeed. We should always choose His ways above our own. Life can get so hard at times. But could we as Christians imagine it without Him? I don't know about others.
But for me, my answer is always, No!
Thanks for coming by, Friends
Have a blessed start to a new week!
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