“Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.”
Matthew 7:5 KJV
Jesus taught, “You’re being hypercritical and a hypocrite! First acknowledge and deal with your own ‘blind spots,’ and then you’ll be capable of dealing with the ‘blind spot’ of your friend.” Literally, Jesus says, “Why do you see a speck in your brother’s eye but fail to see the beam of wood sticking out of your own eye? Then you can see clearly to remove the small speck out of your brother’s eye.” Jesus is clearly teaching that our blind spots prevent us from accurately evaluating the needs of others. Every day people are bombarded by what’s wrong with others and what’s right with themselves. The need for personal aggrandisement has made us hardened to evaluating the needs of others. But Christ brings us back to the correct perspective which is to see the needs of those around us, and to demonstrate the same love Christ has for us by loving one another. That’s how everyone will know that we’re His true followers. Let’s be humble and lift up Christ instead of ourselves so that we love others as ourselves and as Christ loves us. Amen!
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