Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Only God Can Judge

It is so critically important that we do not judge others. We have absolutely no idea of every experience or thought of anybody. Only God is all knowing. In Matthew 7:1-2, the Bible says,"Judge not, that you be not judged. For the judgement that you pronounce will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you."

Each individual person must develop their own personal relationship with the trinity of God. When you judge others, then you are judged by the same measure if not more so than if you did not judge in the first place. In John 14:16, Jesus says," I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." That simply means that Jesus is the only way to follow.

Jesus sits on the right hand of God and if God says that we are not to judge then we are not to judge. John 13:34-35 says, "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." God is commanding that you love others the way that he loved you. Going further in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 we are given the definition of what it means to love according to God."Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful. It does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things."

There is absolutely no room for judgement when you obey God's commandment to love one another if you are really a born again, tongue speaking Christian then you can not judge others. In Romans 13:1, " Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. for there is no authority except from God, and those that have been instituted by God. Therefore who ever resists the authorities will incur judgement."

In conclusion, you have no right to judge others regardless of the circumstance or situation. Only God can judge. If you do so then others will judge you.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Have God Sized Dreams

We do not serve a small time God so why do we put limitations on our hopes and dreams for the future? God doesn't put limits on us. In the Bible we are taught in Philipians 4:13 that we can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthns me. So how dare we put limits on the power of God.

We need to stop asking for him to fulful our dreams and then put limits on it. We need to stop thinking that we are not good enough or smart enough to live whatever it is that we hope and desire to live. In Isaiah 55:11, the word of God says that His word does not come back void. When God created us in Genesis, he created us last because he was saving his best for last.

When we put limitations on ourselves we are giving the devil place in our lives. The devil wants us to believe that we are inferior and we can not live our best life. Stop giving the devil power. Matthew 6:24,You can only serve one master. In Matthew 6:8, "Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him." God knows you better than you know yourself so trust him at all times.

Trust God and delight yourself in God at all times and he will fulful the desires of your heart. Dream big, make big plans, there is nothing that is impossible for God. When you tell yourself that you can not do something, you are tellling God that he is not worthy. Quiting or failing is a permitted response. So do not quit. Give God the plan and let Him work his plan through His Holy Spirit.

When you short change yourself, you short change the power of God.