James 4:12 (ESV) — There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able
to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
NOTE: I started
writing a thought on verse 11 and found it far too difficult to parse during a
morning quiet time. But this verse is a little easier. My job is to be a doer
of the law personally, not the person who decides if others are doing the law.
God, the lawgiver, is their judge. It is his job, not mine to judge the motives
or actions of another. I have enough problem understanding my own motives and
actions. And, even when I think I am doing the right thing, I find that others
judge my actions by doubting my motives. They might be right in the sense that
I do not know my motives, but they are wrong to judge.
PRAYER: Father,
forgive me in my heart. I do not want to judge others. I do not want to be
judged by others either. But that is not my problem. I need to do the right
thing. Father, help me to know what is the right thing. You are in charge. You
are sovereign.
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