Examine Yourself First
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Thought for the Day
“Be careful when criticizing another. Too often we may condemn others for their faults when we may have our own that we allow to go unexamined. Imagine how it would be if God criticized you for every fault you might have rather than loving you unconditionally as He does.”
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Today’s Word
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye?” (Luke 6:41-21 NIV)
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Today’s Prayer
Father, please teach me to have a slow tongue and a tolerant mind. It is so easy to judge and criticize others when my faults loom so large. Thank You for Your unconditional love for me and being an example for me of how I am to love others. Amen
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Personal Reflection
How can I invite God’s Spirit to gently correct me today? How can I show the same grace to others that God so freely shows me?