No. 31 The Be-Me Death Trap

Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Matthew 7:1, Luke 6:37, 41, 42

The quest for similarity in everyone reminds me of God’s desire for us to return to His image and likeness. (Hence aiming for the Mark!) We are created to be like God, so we too want everyone we deal with to be like us!

Problem. We aren’t God, so when I want others to be like me, that means they should be flawed like me. Not good.

One reason God became incarnate in Jesus Christ on the earth, was for the human experience to be a sympathetic judge when the time comes.
Yes, each and every person will be judged. Our lives will be assessed and we will receive commensurate rewards and punishment. The Holy Report Card.

As frightening as that is, knowing this helps us to accept the injustice and hypocrisy we see all around us. There will be a day of reckoning for the mean and nasty. We dont have to punish them. We dont even have to send criminals to jail. God will.

Jesus warns us with this Mark, that we will be judged by the standard of measure that we judged others by.
It’s all social.

The best citizens of the land of immorality with God at the helm will be those who let others be whoever they choose to be or do, without judgment or condemnation.

Those who have mastered not judging, who are merciful, will have some wiggle room for entrance through the Narrow Gate.

Some of us will need all the help that we can get to squeeze through!