Idolatry Through Offence

"Do not judge so that you will not be judged. "For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. "Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? "Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye? (Mat 7:1-4).

 

Why does Jesus say that we will be judged by our standard of measure? Why does He speak of specks and logs? What is so evil about judging? It is the measure.

 

The measure is that standard of correctness that is applied to what is measured or judged. It presumes a standard of truth in order to be reliable. In order to measure fault, we have to have a standard of fault that is reliable. It must itself be clear of fault or it cannot compare fault against anything. In order for me to know if I am right and you are wrong I have to be always right. Or else how can I know that this time I am right if I have been wrong before?

 

Only One Being is always right or always correct. That being is Light Himself in who there is no darkness and therefore He can judge the darkness. This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. (1Jo 1:5) God alone is capable of judging how much darkness is in an individual. He alone has the correct measure, pure light, pure truth.

 

When we get hurt in an area and begin to make conclusions, judgment about people and how they have "hurt" us, we are taking the place of God. We are judging within the standard of hurt, offence. This is pure idolatry. We have placed ourselves and the others in the place of God and have given the enemy his favorite diet, death.

 

Love dies and pain is born or more accurately re-released causing separation and a dulling of life. We become the walking dead and the only thing that feels alive is the hurt and pain. This is the death of idolatry through offence.

 

The Excerpt from "Offense:The Road to idolatry written by David in Israel.  Shared by VISIONARY ADVANCEMENT STRATEGIES (Please include this line to forward the message).