Faith Capsule: Restrain from your way, and let the Lord have His way. 

John 8

Condemning an act is arriving at judgment. 
One taking the position of a judge is against the word of God.
Are you quick to arrive at a judgment of the doing of others?
Jesus specifically warned in Matthew 7:1-2, “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” 
What qualifies your judging of others?
Nothing qualifies anyone to be a judge. 
Are you a non-sinner and quick to point out one as a sinner, taking a position as a judge?
The Bible declared it in Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” 
God alone is the perfect One to judge because He alone is holy and sinless. 
God alone cannot misjudge when He judges. 
One arriving at the judgment by looking into the shortcomings while yet to take the step to look closely into the self is not of God.
Jesus said, “And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’ and look, a plank is in your own eye? (Matthew 7:3-4)
As a believer, one should be careful not to arrive at condemning others. 
No one is perfect but God.
Forgiving others should be a knowledgeable way of approaching the world of sin and iniquity. 
The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery to Jesus, and they wanted to know why she should be excused not to be stoned for her sin. 
Have you been greatly offended and want to know why your offender should let go without your judgment? 
Jesus speaks to all as spoken to the scribes and the Pharisees, “So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” (John 8:7) 
To let go and let God take over can be very challenging when looking for an instant judgment that fits any offense against one. 
The fact that none is perfect is enough to hold back rather than carrying out judgment. 
John 8:9 records the response to the woman caught in the act of adultery, “Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.”  
It is the way of God for all not to judge. 
Restrain from your way, and let the Lord have His way. 

Prayer for today: Ask God to deliver you from conscious or unconscious ways that you have taken outside the word of God.