October 11, 2026
Why is it so easy to notice what is wrong in someone else, but so hard to see it in ourselves?
Matthew 7:1-5 (NIV)
1"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
Matthew 7:12 (NIV)
12So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
Judgement in Scripture:
1 Kings 18: Elijah confronts Ahab over false worship.
Acts 15: Paul confronts teaching that Jesus wasn't enough.
Matthew 7: Jesus says, "Do not throw your pearls to pigs."
The measure you hand out becomes the measure you receive.
Discernment says, "That is wrong."
Judgment says, "And now I have the right to stand over you because of it."
We're wired to spot the speck in someone else and miss the plank in ourselves.
The Golden Rule: "Do to others what you would have them do to you"
DO A PLANK CHECK
1. What is God trying to show me about ME
2. Am I giving them the same grace I want for myself?
3. Do I want to restore them, or do I just want to be right?
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