Matthew 7:3 (KJV) The Mote and the Beam

Matthew 7:3 (KJV)

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

 

Have you considered the beam?

 

According to Jesus, the basis for ministry to others is the awareness of one’s own failing. There is, in His words, this responsibility to first remove the beam from our own eye. The thing is, that doesn’t get done until we reach eternity. Sinless perfection, the absence of the “beam,” is the product of the eternal state. Only then do we exchange this corruptible body for an incorruptible one.

 

Does this mean we must not minister to others in this life? Not in the least. It does mean we have no right to condemn another for the corruption we see in him. We have every bit as much in ourselves.

 

We may aid them in their struggle with corruption.

We may instruct them in those lessons we’ve learned in our own struggle with corruption.

 

But we ought never belittle them if, in their struggle, they haven’t gotten out of their life the same sliver of sin we have.

 

#SelfReflection #MinistryWithHumility #RemovingOurOwnBeams #GraceBeforeJudgment #LearningFromOurStruggles

The Mote and the Beam: A Lesson in Ministry

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 Matthew 7:3 (KJV) The Mote and the Beam