Judge Them Not

Good afternoon and Happy Friday. Earlier this week I had a chance to speak with a young woman who had a  lot to say to me. She began by saying that last weekend she had went to a fight party and then to the club. She said she had done this often but felt compelled to go to church on Sunday as she wanted to change her life. She wore clothes that she wore to the club and had a smell of alcohol but came anyway. She preceded to tell me something that surprised me. She told me that the people at church looked at her as if she did not belong there. And she swore she would never come back. Our job is the Body of Christ is to love not judge. Judge Them Not.

As we begin this teaching let us define the word judge. I go to my source of definitions and that is dictionary.com. The word judge means as follows; a person appointed to decide in any matter; an

official with supervisory duties; and a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases. That is not the assignment that God has given the Body of Christ. Judge Them Not.

I go to the Word of God for this teaching of Judge Them Not and begin in Matthew 7:1-2. In these verses Jesus is teaching to everyone that when you judge others you will be judged in the same way.

As I continue to talk to this young woman she said that the doorkeepers, the people next to her and even the choir seemed to pointing and laughing at her clothes. Judge Them Not.

As we continue in teaching of Judge Them Not I go back to the Word of God and Ephesians 4:29. In this verse it speaks of lifting everyone with a kind word  and not being mean. The young lady told

me that when she went around her "saved" family members after she left church and was surprised that they looked at her the same way that the members of the church did. Judge Them Not.

As we come to the end of the Biblical portion of this teaching I go to James 4:11-12. In these verses James writes about not judging others and asks the question who are you to judge? The young lady

said that she went the work the next day seeking to talk to that minister who works with her and he did not want nothing to do with since she seems to have a "sinful lifestyle. Judge Them Not.

In conclusion the young woman could not get to the Body of Christ at church, within her own family or even at work, because of the judgment of  others. The church cannot be a group appointed to decides who can come to Christ. Family Members cannot be an official with supervisory duties who keeps those from Christ. And coworkers who have a relationship with Christ are not that public officer authorized to hear and decide cases. That is not the assignment that God has given the Body of Christ. Love and acceptance of anyone is the mantra of the Trinity.  Judge Them Not. Because we all have come from and out of some things. Have a great weekend and Happy Mother's Day to all but especially Pastor Beverly Wilson , the spiritual mother of Valley Kingdom Ministries International.

Frederick Wesley is a technology teacher for Rhema Word 2.0 which is the Sunday School of Valley Kingdom Ministries International.