I will start with the origin of the content first, and it is found in Romans 12:3, “As God’s messenger, I give each of you this warning; be honest in your estimate of yourselves, measuring your value by how much faith God has given you.”
Often times we put a value on ourselves that may be above where we are actually at. If we truly measure ourselves based on God’s system which is faith, we really would not be able to think of ourselves more highly than we ought.
We should see ourselves the other way, which is God’s way and that is to place the value of others above ourselves. So why do we seem to think of ourselves as being above others?
Here is what I believe to be the straight answer; Pride. I will now delve into our escape from it.
Pride not only devalues others, but it also keeps us from accepting and walking in God’s system of values, which He said is a measure of faith, and walking in accordance with it, was one of them.
Our only escape from pride comes about by truly applying Romans 12:2 to our lives, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
Our mind is where we are bigger than we really are. By being puffed up we lose sight of our inner man and we override our longing to please God.
Does our pride keep our spirit from growing in the things of God? You can answer this question for yourself.
If we can admit that we are figments of our own imagination and humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, we can increase in abilities that are way past our puny little pride! Amen!
Just think, if we professing Christians could get past ourselves and join into the body of Christ – that each of us is supposed to form – the Gifts of the Spirit would abound in our midst. Hallelujah!
We would be able to glean from one another instead of judging one another.
Yes, “pride is the judgement tool of the devil.” I have never heard this statement before, but I believe it is from God to us. I also believe God is encouraging us to change the way we think. Once again, “pride is the judgement tool of the devil”. Let’s look at this more closely.
Pride—a high and inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the “mind” or as displayed in bearing or conduct.
Wow! You want to know what is wrong in our world today. It’s “pride”, the root of supreme thinking.
We as Christians can change the way we think by truly seeking and applying the Word of God to our lives. Then, by the Word of God, equality happens and it happens according to God’s plan; which is each of us needing the other. Amen!
Judgement—the process of forming an opinion (wonder whose?), then estimating value, and pronouncing a decision.
Tool—a device used to carry out a particular function; (the devil uses his division tool with excellence, just look around you at all the divisions in the world).
Devil—accuser of the brethren, supreme evil, the Liar.
This defined breakdown shows us that as we give ourselves a place above others, we form an opinion of others based on our high view of ourselves, so naturally, no one measures up.
We use a device, our mouth, to cut ourselves and others off from Godly abilities that are only found in humility.
When we partner with the devil and start accusing and passing judgement we become the judge and the jury, pronouncing sentence before we have all the evidence.
In our minds we convict before we get any spiritual guidance from God, we are quick to speak out and become an accuser of the brethren.
Wow! We really do need to change the way we think. Change what we are allowing in our lives so that we can become instruments of God, not accusers with the devil. Amen!
As we seek to honor God and His Word, our judgement becomes less and less. As we see God’s vastness we realize that we truly are just a vapor, and without God we are nothing.
With God we can truly be ourselves, which is our inner longing from before time began. Honoring God, lifting people up, and unifying the body of Christ. Amen!
A unified body of Christ is the most powerful thing on the earth and above the earth.
No weapon formed against it can prosper; no plague can alter its direction, no devil in hell or on earth can accuse it. When God is for us nothing can stand against us.
We are fearfully and wonderfully made into a whole body. Oh how I long for wholeness! You?
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Scriptures of encouragement and content, Romans 12:3, Proverbs 3:7, Proverbs 16:18, 1 Corinthians 4:7, 1 Peter 5:6-7, 1 Corinthians 12: 12-27, Isaiah 54:17, and Romans 2:1, “You therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgement on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgement do the same things!”