Equal Measure

Equal Meaaure!

“Do not judge [others self-righteously], and you will not be judged; do not condemn [others when you are guilty and unrepentant], and you will not be condemned [for your hypocrisy]; pardon [others when they truly repent and change], and you will be pardoned [when you truly repent and change]. LUKE 6:37 AMP

Today's extract seems to lay down a simple yet fundamental statement: what you do has an equal and similar reaction. Both the laws of God and the laws of man underscore this statement. We hear of things like karma and we wonder where the world gets its theories and ideas from, but when you look into God's Word, you find the answers to all of life's experiences in there.

I am asked not to judge others, simply because no other person reports to me or is answerable to me. I am asked not to speak and act like someone who doesn't make mistakes or who doesn't need mercy. When I realise and acknowledge that all I am and have is a function of God's grace, I am careful about the conclusions I draw about other people's lives. I am asked not to condemn others, because I have no idea what they have been through, where they are now, and where God is taking them. I only see the present and though the present is so visible, it looks nothing like the future God is preparing for all He has created, only if they trust Him with their lives.

I am asked to forgive others because in that lies my own forgiveness. Offence by people is a regular process of life, and people will generally step on your toes, sometimes unknowingly. It is important that I remember what I have received by the blood of Christ, so i can extend the same grace to other people. All these commands remind me of one simple truth: my relationship with men is a mirror of my relationship with God. Everything I do down here reflects what I should also expect from God.

If God were to make a demand on my life today, what would I tell or show Him?