Are You Serving Jury Duty?

It’s a wonderful day to be a child of God. Have you ever had friends who always talked about others? No matter who the person was, they found pleasure in laughing at them. Have you ever found yourself speaking bad about someone? You know it is wrong, but you do it anyway. Have you ever been a recipient of man’s judgment? You found yourself being ridiculed by the opinions of your peers. So often in our lives, we either judge someone or we find ourselves being judged. Depending upon how you dress, who you fellowship with, or how you treat other people, usually determines how others view you. If you sound good when you sing, they become envious. If you treat everyone with love, then you are phony. If you sow seeds on good ground, they call you crazy. Have you ever been there? Are you there now?

Today, I have been commissioned to come and minister to you. Allow me to ask you an important question. Are You Serving Jury Duty? (jury - a body of persons summoned by law and sworn to hear and hand down a verdict upon a case presented in court). As children of God, we must be very careful in how we speak about someone else. We must not position ourselves to judge anyone. The Bible declares in Matthew 7:1 - Judge not, that ye be not judged. Never think you have arrived to a point in life where you now have authority to point your finger in anyone’s face. The same God who forgave you of your sins, is the same God who can forgive others. Have you forgotten how you once were? Are You Serving Jury Duty? Have you joined a group (jury) of people who sit back and judge everything and everyone? The Bible declares in 1 Corinthians 4:5 - Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

My brother, my sister, Are You Serving Jury Duty? Have you been selected by the world to judge your fellow man? Are you in a position to judge anyone else? You must understand, when a person is appointed to jury duty, he or she is given an insulting wage to judge. Therefore, is it worth it? The Bible declares in Luke 6:37 - Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven. Are You Serving Jury Duty? Has your judgment against someone wounded them? Has someone else’s judgment polluted your opinion about your neighbor? Be careful about what you say against other people. If your band of friends love to judge other people, I encourage you to correct what they are saying. The Bible declares in Philippians 2:14 - Do all things without murmurings and disputings: Challenge for Today: Join with me in changing how we speak about others.

Scripture Reading for the Day: Luke 12:47

May God Bless you at Your point of need!

Minister Darrick D. McGhee