Tuesday, September 28 Stop judging that you may not be judged.​—Matt. 7:1.

[Áine]

Tuesday, September 28

Stop judging that you may not be judged.—Matt. 7:1.

 

Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar did not spend their time thinking about how they could help Job. Instead, they were thinking about how they could prove that Job had done something wrong. They made some accurate statements, but much of what they said about Job and about Jehovah was either unkind or untrue. They judged Job harshly. (Job 32:1-3) How did Jehovah respond? His anger burned hot against those three men. He called them foolish and made them ask Job to pray for them. (Job 42:7-9) We learn a number of lessons from the bad examples set by Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. First, we should not judge our brothers. (Matt. 7:2-5) Instead, we should listen carefully to them before we speak. Only then will we be able to understand their situation. (1 Pet. 3:8) Second, when we do speak, we must make sure that our words are kind and our statements accurate. (Eph. 4:25) And third, Jehovah takes a keen interest in what we say to one another. w20.03 22-23 ¶15-16

[daydream]

 

[Vinnie]

When we judge our brothers, we may in effect be saying they are not good enough for us. No one wants to be judged unfairly or not be understood because of our situation we have gotten ourselves into. In life, whenever we speak, we have the choice, we can build up or tear down. 

[wallyahoo]

Vinnie,,a good 👍 point 

Maintaining mildness under provocation will help even some of these opposers to have a change of heart. 

... 

Proverbs 15:1 states: “An answer, when mild, turns away rage, but a word causing pain makes anger to come up.