Faults

In 2 Samuel Chapters 11-12 (KJV) David commits adultery with Bathsheba, and has her husband Uriah killed in battle. Nathan the prophet comes to speak to David using a parable describing a rich man with many flocks who took from a poor man the one ewe lamb he had, and dressed it for a traveler instead of using one of his own. David becomes angry when he hears what Nathan has to say, and without a moments hesitation tells Nathan that the man who did this should die. David never considered that he was the man Nathan was speaking of, and that the wrong doings were the sins of adultery, and murder which he himself had committed.

David failed to look within, therefore, he never considered that he was passing harsh judgment on someone for something he was guilty of, and on a grander scale. Most of us like David have at one time or another, passed judgment on someone else, without considering our own faults. In Matthew 7:5 (KJV) Jesus says, "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." If David had looked within himself and considered his own mistakes, he may have been able to recognize that Nathan the prophet was talking about him.

It seems that many of us like David,  easily overlook our own faults while harshly judging others for theirs. I encourage you to take a good look at yourself, consider your faults, and address them before attempting to address the faults of someone else. We all need work in some area of our lives. After taking inventory of our own behavior, we may discover that in the past we have been a bit harsh on others. We can learn a powerful lesson from David in the above chapters of 2 Samuel and that is not to be so quick to bring the hammer down on someone else, when we have failed to review our own mistakes, and shortcomings.

It is very important that we treat others with brotherly love in Christ, and that we live our lives in a manner that sets a good Christian example for others. We want them to see love, kindness, and understanding in us. We want them to want what we have, and that is Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior. We cannot accomplish that by behaving in a judgmental manner and using a harsh approach that could result in running them away from the Lord.

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