The Logging Season

 Matthew 7 (ESV) “Judge not, that you be not judged.  For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. 

Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?  Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye?  You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.”

It’s time to start my logging season,

and there is certainly a reason.

There is a log than needs removing

if I can ever start improving.

Looking round the log I’ve found

becomes a harder job each time 

I try to fix another’s sin –

 the speck of sawdust digging in.

Instead I find there, close to home

no speck – a log instead – MY OWN!

If I focus on the speck 

and not see you,

I need to think that picture through.

‘cause when I check that speck I see

it’s judgement that’s controlling me.

……

Jesus said that I’m not good

or smart,

or just,

or kind

when I check your specks and not see mine.

And Jesus says that I must trust

His 

judgement to be always just.