Joel 3
God punished Judah for turning away from Him (see chapter 1-2) as an example of how we all face consequences for our sin. While we are held accountable for our actions, it is not our role to judge others in their own sin. Judah's neighbors were certainly not innocent - see v2-3,5 - but it is God's role to judge others.
Do not judge.
My Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are an awesome God who loves me and who punishes me out of love - thank You Jesus! Yet I am not worthy of Your love because I judge others. Please forgive me Jesus and help me overcome and turn from my sin towards You. Help me love You with all of my heart, soul, and mind and love others as You love me. Help me grow in my faith. Give Lisa and myself wisdom and strength. Please heal Lisa of her cancer and from the side effects of chemo. Help us lead Zach and Dustin to You Jesus and for them to choose You as their Lord and Savior. Please provide Godly friends and spouses to Zach and Dustin. Help me serve You, my family, my church, and others. Help me understand, be obedient to, and apply Your message for me today and every day.
I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will put them on trial for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel, because they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land. v2
God punished Judah for turning away from Him (see chapter 1-2) as an example of how we all face consequences for our sin. While we are held accountable for our actions, it is not our role to judge others in their own sin. Judah's neighbors were certainly not innocent - see v2-3,5 - but it is God's role to judge others.
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.
Matthew 7:1-2
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Therefore let us stop
passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put
any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.
Romans 14:13
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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 7:3-5
My Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are an awesome God who loves me and who punishes me out of love - thank You Jesus! Yet I am not worthy of Your love because I judge others. Please forgive me Jesus and help me overcome and turn from my sin towards You. Help me love You with all of my heart, soul, and mind and love others as You love me. Help me grow in my faith. Give Lisa and myself wisdom and strength. Please heal Lisa of her cancer and from the side effects of chemo. Help us lead Zach and Dustin to You Jesus and for them to choose You as their Lord and Savior. Please provide Godly friends and spouses to Zach and Dustin. Help me serve You, my family, my church, and others. Help me understand, be obedient to, and apply Your message for me today and every day.
