Walk the Plank Matey

Reading from Jan. 7, 2009
Gen 15,16,17; Luke 6

TOPIC: Self Reflection

SCRIPTURE: "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, 1st take the plank our of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. " (Luke 6 41-42)

OBSERVATION: Jesus is not saying that we are to ignore wrongdoing,
BUT we should NOT be soooooo worried about others' sins that we overlook our own. We often rationalize our sins by pointing out the same mistakes in others. It's so much easier that way, but Jesus wants us to do the hard work of self reflection!


APPLICATION: What kinds of specks in others eyes are the easiest for you to criticize? Remember your own "Plank" when you feel like criticizing,
&
U may find that you have less to say.

To make it short sweet and to the point

FOCUS ON
YOURSELF
90 some % of the time
U
R
the
problem
anyway

Right?

In light of that
take some time to reflect
(Self Reflect that is)

Take a

s
l
o
w

walk down Plank Drive

QUESTION:
How many planks did you find?

Answer:_______

QUESTION:
Have you removed them yet?

Answer:_______


PRAYER: Father God, help me to simply obey this scripture, period!