Luke 6

Luke 6:42:
Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

​Most of us live by a double standard. We judge ourselves one way, but set up another set of rules for others. When we sin, we are quick to explain our reasons behind our disobedience: “I was exhausted, I didn’t know what I was doing, I was under a lot of stress”, etc. We feel that by pointing out the cause will somehow make us an innocent victim rather than guilty party. When it comes to other people, however, that’s another case. We then don our judge robe and pronounce them guilty, regardless of the evidence. “He knew better. This isn’t the first time. There’s no excuse” etc… Be careful. Your judgement will oft times reveal more about you then about the one you are judging.

​Luke 6:43-45:
“For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.”

​It is clear that Jesus is teaching us that our lives should bear fruit that glorify Him. We should not say we love Jesus in one breath and curse mankind in the next breath. Jesus says that the good treasure in our heart should bring forth good and that out of the abundance of our heart, we speak. A heart that loves the Lord will seek to serve Jesus and will do things with their life that prove their faith is real.
​How does one get a heart that loves the Lord? Listen again to Jesus: “Repentance leads to the acquisition of the Fruits of the Spirit or it was not repentance.” MATTHEW 3:10 Here Jesus is teaching us that repentance is the key. Confess your sins, be baptized and turn from sin of every kind and the fruits of the Spirit are yours. Jesus clarifies that point in Matthew when he says, “seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” MATTHEW 6:33 NKJV -Gospel Global Vision

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