“Cast the beam out of thine own eye” (Matt. vii. 5).
Greater than the fault you condemn and criticise is the sin of criticism
and condemnation. There is no place we need such grace as in dealing with
an erring one. A lady once called on us on her way to give an erring
sister a piece of her mind. We advised her to wait until she could love
her a little more. Only He who loved sinners well enough to die for them
can deal with the erring. We never see all the heart. He does, and He can
convict without condemning, and reprove without discouraging. Oh, for more
of the heart of Christ! Take care, brother, how you speak of another’s
fault. Ere you know, you may be in the same or deeper condemnation. Very
significantly does the Master say that the man that sees a mote in his
brother’s eye, usually has a rafter in his own eye! One of the two
unpardonable sins of the Bible is unforgiving lovelessness.
“Give me a heart like Thine,
Give me a heart like Thine,
By Thy wonderful power,
By Thy grace every hour,
Give me a heart like Thine.”