“Don’t Judge Me”...

You hear people say, “Don’t judge me”. It’s become the popular mantra of our day. In essence they are saying, “Leave me alone, and don’t you dare tell me what I can and cannot do”. People who say this are ignorant of how God tells us how to live. If you know someone is behaving in such a way it’s going to hurt them and others, do you say something to them about it? Are you afraid of hurting someone’s feelings? (A big one in today’s society). Do you do anything to stop it? It reminds me of a story of an airline ticket lady, who smelled something fishy about two teen girls flying first class to a place with no luggage. She notified her boss, who then detained the young girls. It just so happened to turn out they were unaware that they were going straight into a human slavery / sex trafficking setup. The airline ticket woman saved the two girls by judging correctly. Jesus never said to never make judgements. He said when we do judge, we need to judge correctly. That means using the standards that God has established. So the next time someone says to you, “don’t judge me”, ask them “do you care about me”? If the answer is yes, then show them how much you care about them by presenting the truth to them in their situation.

15 “Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly. Leviticus 19:15