Do you compare yourself to others? Do you look at the mistakes of others and think you are better than them? Do you think you make better decisions? Have you seriously considered your own mistakes? How do you think God looks at your judgmental attitude toward others?
We love to compare ourselves to others, even if we won’t voice our judgment. We love to think that we are better than others. No one, I repeat, no one is immune to it. We all do it within our own context. It is especially challenging for us as Americans. Our culture seethes with it.
The Jews of Jesus’ day were no different. They had brought the killing of some Galileans up to Jesus with the implication that they were heathens that deserved it. After all, the Galileans were looked upon as low life’s. Jesus brings up an accident in Jerusalem that killed eighteen Jews. In the eyes of those who lived in Jerusalem, these Jews were much more valuable than the Galileans.
Jesus’ response to both situations was exactly the same. He stated to the Jerusalemites who were questioning Him, was that their fate would be the same if they did not repent. Not that Jesus was saying they would be killed by a falling tower but that they would perish eternally. They needed to repent and turn to Him for forgiveness and redemption.
This warning is for us as well. We must stop judging others or thinking ourselves better than others. We must repent and ask God to guide us into a better attitude, one that is nonjudgmental. If we do not, we, too, will perish. When we choose to follow Jesus, this is just of many things we are signing up to do.
I pray we all repent of our judgmental attitudes. I pray we ask God to cleanse us and guide us to a better attitude. I pray each one of us know what we sign up for when we choose to follow Jesus. Repent of your judgmental attitude. Ask God to forgive you. Ask God to guide you. Choose to follow Jesus.
Luke 13:5 “No, I tell you, but unless you repent you will all perish just as they did.”
Marty Pressey 