Do not Judge

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged.  
For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 
“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?  
How 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?  
You 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 7:1-5
Here is a truth that transcends Christianity. A truth everyone needs to adhere to.
We do not know the circumstances in someone’s life. We do not know why people do what they do.
It’s easy to find fault with people. It can be hard to find the good in people at times but we need to look for the good in people.
Here Jesus is saying don’t judge another person especially don’t be a hypocrite when you judge someone.
Remember you do things wrong from time to time.
Now Jesus is not ruling out discernment here. He’s not saying to trust people no matter what.
We need to be careful in our business dealings. We need to look carefully when someone is trying to sell us something.
There are all types of people out there trying to conn people out of money or lead us down the garden path.
We need to exercise good judgment when it comes to that.
What Jesus is saying we shouldn’t berate someone for something they did wrong.
The classic example is when someone cuts us off in their car. At times we want to wring their neck. We yell and curse them. But you must remember you do things wrong when your driving. You speed. I’m sure most drivers have run red lights, even stop signs.
We need to be a little more understanding when someone wrongs us and not judge them harshly.
Remember we are far from perfect.
Think about it.