We all can have a problem at times with judging other people. Finding faults with them, picking on them, pointing out their failures in life. God tells us in Matthew 7:1-5 that we should not judge others. We do not have that right. Think of American Idol .The job of Randy , Simon and Paula is to judge the performance of the singers. We complain about how hard they can be , mostly Simon. But don't we do that at times. We sit down at our judging table and talk about people as they walk by. This hurts, destroys and diminishes peoples lives. We have no right to do it to anyone, whether they are a Christian or not!Do you want to walk by the table and have others judge your every move?
Jesus shows us perfectly how to deal with this in John 8. He is dealing with the woman who had a sexual relationship with someone who was not her husband. Others were judging, shouting for them to stone her, but Jesus just said "Whoever has never sinned has the right to throw the first stone".. One by one they all walked away, realizing they have no right to judge the woman.
However, Jesus did not justify her sin of the affair with the man, he told her to "leave" her life of sin today.
When you see a friend that is doing something that is hurting them, talk with them, but don't judge them, remembering that you have sin in your life. Don't do it in a manner to make yourself look good measured against what they have done, this is just between you and them.
Who are you judging today? It does not please God and we should all want to please him.
