Romans 14:13 · KJV

"Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way."

King James Version

Passage Context

¹¹For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

¹²So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

¹³Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.

¹⁴I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

¹⁵But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

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Devotional Reflection

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It's so easy to judge other people. We don't know how hard it is for them. We don't know what's going on with them. We don't know their hearts. When we judge others, we put up a wall between ourselves and them. When we talk about other people, we often give the impression that we are harsh. When we refuse to see them as anything but bad, we put up a barrier, or a stumbling block, that can make them lose hope and fall.

Prayer

Father, I ask You to change the way I treat others to match the grace You have for them to be saved. I want to have more patience with other people's mistakes, just like You do with mine. Forgive me for not being more of an encouragement to those who are weak and struggling, and show me how I can help them. Forgive me for the times I've gotten in people's way, and open my heart so I can share Your blessings with them. Please let me be a way for You to show grace. In Jesus' precious name, I pray. Amen.

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