How We Will Be Judged--Oct. 1, 2013

Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,

and your judgments are like the great deep.

Even though they had broken the sanctuary's rules of

cleanness, King Hezekiah asked you to pardon all

his people who had set their hearts to seek you.

Paul said that the widow who remained unmarried,

if able to make that decision, was more blessed.

We might well disagree with that judgment,

but at least Paul accepted the married.

There may come times when we must judge;

but when we do, help us never to forget

that the measure we give in judging

is the measure we shall receive.

Lectionary Readings

Ps. 12; 146; 36; 7

2 Chron. 29:1-3, 30:1-27

1 Cor. 7:32-40

Matt. 7:1-12

Selected Verses

Ps. 36:6

Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
          your judgments are like the great deep;
          you save humans and animals alike, O LORD.

2 Chron. 30:18b-19

But Hezekiah prayed for [those who did not eat the passover as prescribed], saying, "The good LORD pardon all who set their hearts to seek God, the LORD the God of their ancestors, even though not in accordance with the sanctuary’s rules of cleanness."

1 Cor. 7:40

But in my judgment [a widow] is more blessed if she remains as she is.  And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

Matt. 7:1-2

"Do not judge, so that you may not be judged.  For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.  …"  [Jesus to the crowd on the mountain]