FAITH CAPSULE: Judging others on behalf of God belongs to no one but God. 

John 8:1-12

Romans 3:22-24 records, “…For there is no difference; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.”  
All have sinned, yet all are assuming the position of a judge. 
Are you quick to judge others for their sin? 
Sin and sinning are everywhere, yet the world is always quick to pass judgment instead of being judged.
The word God admonishes all that assumes judging others, “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.” (Matthew 7:1-2) 
Judging others on behalf of God belongs to no one as an assignment for all. 
Assessing how one stands is more important than judging the stand of others.
A believer saved by grace must be concerned about the plank in their eye before attempting to remove the plank in the eye of others.
The Bible identifies attempting to remove a plank in the eyes of others instead of a plank in the eyes of oneself as the character of a hypocrite. 
Are you a conscious or unconscious hypocrite? 
Word of God questions, “…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? Hypocrite! First, remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” (Matthew 7:3-5) 
Give attention to self instead of others.     
The story of an adulteress woman in John 8:1-12 is a clear example of the world rushing into passing judgment instead of the world to be exposed to being judged. 
The scribes and Pharisees attempted to disrupt the teaching of Jesus in the temple when the case of an adulteress came before Him.
The scribes and Pharisees quoted the law of Moses in their effort to justify the judgment of the adultress woman, “Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?” (John 8:5) 
In the case of adulteress women, the world wanted to rush into judgment, not waiting for the judgment of God.
As it has often been, the world that needed to be under judgment always wanted to be a judge.
Jesus responded by drawing a line in the sand to identify those who had never been a sinner and those who were sinners. 
Do not assume the position of a judge, but let God be God of judgment on His creation.
Answer to what the Lord calls you to be. 

Prayer for today: Ask that God enable you to only answer to your calling.