First I would like to say Yesterday’s Devotional Was Written By A Very Insightful: Tracy Koweh, for some reason the header did not paste…
Only God Can Judge Me…
Psalm 75:6-7 (New International Version)
6 No one from the east or the west
or from the desert can exalt a man.
7 But it is God who judges:
He brings one down, he exalts another.
The internet is an interesting place, especially the social sites; you will see all sorts of things and read some very interesting comments. One of the comments that I have frequently read was “Only God Can Judge Me,” this comment or tag line is often associated with people’s profile or page that are using this phrase to justify the way that they live. It is a proclamation that says to all who read it, I don’t care what you think, and I will live as I please, because only God is my judge. Through my nature eye, I use to read this and want to scream, after reading, the content that it was being used to justify, but one day God began to show me something very interesting. He asked, did I know why the divorce rate in the church was higher, than in the world, did I understand why people in the body of Christ often lived a more compromised and sinful existence than those outside of church? It is because we have begun to justify, rationalize and accept man’s jurisdiction and wisdom over His. My mouth about hit the floor as I realized this stark reality, and I sat on my bed stunned at the reality that had now become my responsibility.
How is it that we have come to look to people, ourselves, and the law before we look to God? Why do we seek the wisdom of man before we seek the wisest one who ever lived? It is simple, it is responsibility. To seek God and to adhere to His ways, judgment and jurisdiction would mean that we would have to be responsible to do many things that our flesh does not want to do. It would mean we would have to begin to take responsibility for our mistakes, misgivings and mess ups instead of blaming others. If we honored God with our lives and sought Him before man we would be responsible for others, it would cease to be all about us and our ways, feelings, and wants. It would be about God’s feelings, ways and wants for our lives and the lives of those we are accountable for. Not too long ago our Pastor dealt with issues within the women in our Church. He caused us to realize, through the ministry gift of the Holy Spirit that we are responsible for how our daughters turn out ( good and bad), if they are a hot hootchie mama, that is probably because the apple does not fall far from the tree, ( it was not just that area but any other attribute), we had to begin to look in the mirror and ask God to deal with our issues and take responsibility for our sins, so that they would not continue to be manifest in our children.
Isn’t it time to stand facing the man or woman in the mirror, and ask, this question, “is God really my judge,” or is that I am setting my own rules, playing by my own play book and letting the standards, dictates and advice of man out weigh the voice and unctioning of God. As you enter THIS weekend, let today be the day that God deals with you in the area of your level of responsibility, let him really be your judge, if you do, you might be surprised at what he reveals to you and allows you to see!
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