Thought of the Day !!

Today I would like to share with you an excerpt of one of my favorite devotionals, My Utmost for His Highest written by Oswald Chambers (1874-1917).

"Judge not, that ye be not judged" (Matthew 7:1 - KJV)

Jesus' instructions with regard to judging others is very simply put; He says, "Don't." The average Christian is the most piercingly critical individual known. Criticism is one of the ordinary activities of people, but in the spiritual realm nothing is accomplished by it. The effect of criticism is the dividing up of the strengths of the one being criticized. The Holy Spirit is the only one in the proper position to criticize, and He alone is able to show what is wrong without hurting and wounding. It is impossible to enter into fellowship with God when you are in a critical mood. Criticism serves to make you harsh, vindictive, and cruel, and leaves you with the soothing and flattering idea that you are somehow superior to others. Jesus says that as His disciple you should cultivate a temperament that is never critical. This will not happen quickly but mist be developed over a span of time. You must constantly beware of anything that causes you to think of yourself as a superior person.


This last sentence resonates with me this morning as I think about how when we criticize anyone, we've placed ourselves above them. And Jesus told us to be great is to serve, to be first is to be last, to humble ourselves. Humility never sees oneself as above anyone.

In the love of Christ,
greg