June 4 | Daily Devotion | Let God Alone Be The Judge | Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenJune 3, 20249mWatch on YouTube

CFC Daily Devotions - Zac Poonen Excerpt from the message: Don't Judge Others, Judge Yourself - Zac Poonen To listen to the complete message click here : https://cfcindia.com/sermon/dont-judge-others-judge-yourself Visit our website for more information: https://www.cfcindia.com

Summary

The central message warns against judging others, emphasizing that only God is the true judge. The speaker urges listeners to focus on self-examination and repentance instead of criticizing others, citing passages from James and 1 Corinthians. True holiness resides in the heart, and the ultimate accountability will be at the judgment seat of Christ, where self-judgment and mercy shown to others will be key.

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God has placed us as witnessesGod placed us to bring others to Him, which we can do if we stop judging others and passing opinions on everyone.

Do not speak against one anotherJames 4 warns us not to speak against or judge our brothers, because there is only one lawgiver and judge who is able to save or destroy.James 4:11

Avoiding regret at the Judgment seat of ChristWe should repent of finding fault and spreading evil about others, so we do not face regret when Christ reveals everything at His judgment seat.

If we judge ourselves rightlyFirst Corinthians 11:31 teaches that if we judge ourselves, we will not be judged when Christ returns.1 Corinthians 11:31

Not judging according to our standardsWe easily judge others based on our own standards of tidiness or background, forgetting that tidiness is not holiness and we are often unmerciful.

God's judgment will be merciless without mercyJames 2:13 warns that God's judgment will be without mercy if we have not shown mercy in how we assess and judge others.James 2:13

Being merciful because Jesus was mercifulEven if purely for selfish reasons of wanting God's mercy, we should be merciful to others, following the example of Jesus who did not condemn the woman caught in adultery.

Who are we to throw stones?With so many sins still in our own lives, we have no right to throw stones at others when the one who was truly without sin never threw one.

Make me like youThe speaker's life passion is to be like Jesus, who never accused anyone but came to set the captive free.

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