Isaiah 57:4 of whom do you make sport, at whom do you open wide your mouth, and put out your tongue? Are you not rebellious children, a worthless race?
It is so easy to see flaws in other people while missing our own. Here, Isaiah is pointing out that the wicked of God’s people who mock the righteous ones belong to the people who walked away from God. So they have no right to point fingers at others. We hear from Jesus later in Matthew 7 not to judge others. “How can you say to your brother ‘let me remove the splinter from your eye,’ while the wooden beam is in your own.” Before we throw comments out about other people’s misgivings, misfortune, mistakes, etc., we need to look at our own issues.
God knows our faults. He will call them out if we can’t see them yet continue to try to hold ourselves above others. As Christians, we are not called to be boastful, but humble. Even though we have God’s grace and mercy, we are still human and still sinners. So we shouldn’t critique other’s choices. Instead, we are called to show love. God’s love. Teach God’s word in a loving way. Everyone deserves to hear God’s word. And then it is up to them if they want to follow it. It is their choice, just as it is ours. Showing God’s love to someone who has different beliefs is especially important. We can’t be hypocritical and withhold the good news just because we don’t think someone deserves to hear it. What if the person who planted the seed in you felt that way? Where would you be now?
Lord, thank you for giving me your word. I praise your name daily and am so blessed by your love. Show me how to bring your word to those who you need it.
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