CHECK YOURSELF BEFORE YOU WRECK YOURSELF (21 OF 28)
Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5
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Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself (21 of 28)
Series: Principles of Kingdom Living
Dr. Darrow Perkins
Matthew 7:1-5
‘‘Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
Matthew 7:1-5
We live in a world and within a society whereby it’s been ingrained in us that the things that happen to us are never our fault. It appears that somebody is always in our way; somebody is always trying to stop us; somebody is always trying to hinder us; somebody is always trying to keep us from the things we really want to do and accomplish.
Now, I’m not saying that everything bad that happens in your life is because you’re a bad person; I’m saying that there are some things that have happened because of some bad decisions that were made, and now we’ve felt the brunt of those decisions. Please keep in mind that the principle of God is always in effect, and I’m referring to the one found in Galatians 6:7 which reads, ‘‘Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.’’
As we live, bad things happen and we don’t take into consideration that maybe, just maybe, it happened because of our own actions and motives. It’s easy for us to blame it on somebody else, when actually some of the blame might rest with us. For example,
• Some people can’t seem to figure out why they’re having a hard time at work because the boss always seems to be on them; yet, they go to work late and want to get off early every day.
• Some people can’t seem to figure out why ...
Series: Principles of Kingdom Living
Dr. Darrow Perkins
Matthew 7:1-5
‘‘Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
Matthew 7:1-5
We live in a world and within a society whereby it’s been ingrained in us that the things that happen to us are never our fault. It appears that somebody is always in our way; somebody is always trying to stop us; somebody is always trying to hinder us; somebody is always trying to keep us from the things we really want to do and accomplish.
Now, I’m not saying that everything bad that happens in your life is because you’re a bad person; I’m saying that there are some things that have happened because of some bad decisions that were made, and now we’ve felt the brunt of those decisions. Please keep in mind that the principle of God is always in effect, and I’m referring to the one found in Galatians 6:7 which reads, ‘‘Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.’’
As we live, bad things happen and we don’t take into consideration that maybe, just maybe, it happened because of our own actions and motives. It’s easy for us to blame it on somebody else, when actually some of the blame might rest with us. For example,
• Some people can’t seem to figure out why they’re having a hard time at work because the boss always seems to be on them; yet, they go to work late and want to get off early every day.
• Some people can’t seem to figure out why ...
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