"SHE CLOSED ONLY ONE EYE!"
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"SHE CLOSED ONLY ONE EYE!"
"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, NIV).
Although it is not specifically stated in the
Scriptures that we have to close our eyes when we are
praying, but it has become a general norm. This norm
made my five-year old son to accuse his two-year old
sister immediately we finished our morning devotion one
day that she closed only one eye when we were praying.
The question that his mother and I asked him was that
how did he know that she did not close her two eyes
when we were praying. Definitely, he did not close his
eyes when we were praying. He could not deny this fact.
This incident reminded me of the words Jesus Christ
quoted above. Many people are quick to see the weakness
and wrongdoing of others while they find it difficult
to identify theirs. Actually, it is easier to see the
faults of other people around us, but failure to see
our own faults would be an act of hypocrisy.
Therefore, let us learn to always look inward to
ourselves before we look outward to others to point an
accusing finger for anything done wrong. Even when it
is glaring that the other people are at fault, let us
be slow and wise is pointing this out, remembering that
we also are not perfect.
King David fell into this act of quick judgment when
Prophet Nathan came to accuse him about Bathsheba
affair. He was quick to see the wrongdoing of a rich
man that had cheated a poor man, and even pronounced
judgment on the rich man immediately. Nathan's response
was, "You are the man!" (2 Samuel 12:7, NIV).
Lord, help me to be slow to see the faults of others,
but quick to see mine and even be ready to change my
ways for good. Amen.
In His service,
Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor).
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