'There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?' (James 4:12).
We are all sinners who have sinned and come short of the glory of God; yet at times we act like we have never sin, yet assuming the role of judging others by our standards. It is not our job to do so, but God's! James is reminding us, that it is God who gave the law and He is the Judge. It his He alone who has the power to save and destroy, not us. We are all dependent on God's grace, therefore, we should not presume to pronounce any verdict on anyone base on our own judgement. Because the same judgement we mete out to others will be meted out to us. We are not exempted from God's judgement. It is God who is able to save us, and does that perfectly through His Son Jesus Christ who died on Calvary, to save us from our sins. Christ is mighty and able to save us to the uttermost, all who believe in Him and that He is the Son of God, and the Saviour of the world. He is Sovereign God and can save or destroy, whom he pleases. He is able to save who has been spoken against and destroy those who speaks against him. He is God, and who can be liken unto him? It is God the Father who has commissioned Jesus Christ, His Son to execute judgement, and presides in the judgement of all nations. We must remember, we are sinful and erring human beings, who has no power and no authority to judge others in the affairs of God. We may have human lawgivers and judges that judge the affairs of the land, but they too have derived their authority from God. They are to be obeyed as long as their commands are not opposing the commands of God. However, the judging of another's heart is the role of God, the source of all authority and justice. Let us be humble and remember that we have been guilty ourselves in the past and was graciously forgiven by God. We should then be mindful of our motives in judging others and give them the benefit of doubt. We ought to seek God and desire to be obedient to him, as we seek lovingly and with patience to help others on the right path to eternity.
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'But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you' (Matthew 6:33). The Lord is our Provider and knows all that we are in need of before we even ask. We do not need to worry or fret ourselves about what we shall eat or drink. Our Father in heaven will take care of these things we need. We are told by Jesus, 'To seek first the kingdom of God.' What does that mean? It means we should lean on, and trust in the grace of Jesus Christ. We should repent of our sins and have a desire to turn away from it. We should seek to put God first in our praise to Him, in our worship of Him, to put our total trust in Him and to rely on Him rather than ourselves or others. We need to seek Him first in our reassurance and acknowledging who He is and what He can do. We also need to seek God's righteousness by loving our neighbors and feeding the poor and destitute, seek justice for the vulnerable. We should put God's plan and...
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