September 24, 2018 - JUDGE NOT

Day 267 - (Today’s Bible readings: Deuteronomy 33:1-11; Psalm 83; Luke 6:37-49)

“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”  (Luke 6:37-38 ESV)

Jesus is teaching us to be...

● nonjudgmental
● forgiving and 
● giving.

He then promises that we will receive the same in return. Of course, the ultimate motivation for following these directions is to simply to...

● obey
● serve and 
● glorify God.

Jesus clearly wants us to know that when we live for Him by living for others, we can’t lose. He put it this way in Matthew’s Gospel:

“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:335)

Lord Jesus, help me to be nonjudgmental, forgiving and giving. May my motivation be Your dying love for me. Amen.

Pastor David Paape

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105 ), is the theme for this three-year journey through the entire Old Testament once (the Psalms - twice yearly), and the New Testament twice. There will be daily readings from the O.T., Psalms and the N.T. Special days on the church calendar will be highlighted with appropriate readings. This calendar has been compiled by representatives of the Lutheran Church of Canada, the North American Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Please click this link for the daily reading calendar:
https://blogs.lcms.org/2017/lcms-lcc-and-nalc-compile-three-year-schedule-of-daily-bible-readings  
Then scroll down to 2018 Bible Reading Calendar and download it if you so wish. The “assigned” daily readings will appear on a daily basis in this blog. May the Lord bless your meditation upon His precious life-giving Word!