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Wheat & Weeds: The Judgment Parable
Brian Mashburn
April 27, 2014
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Two Judgements That Should Concern You
The first judgment that should concern you is the judgment of God. He will look into the depths of the hearts of all mankind, and should He find love for His son there, nothing else will matter.
But if it is not there, nothing else will matter.
This judgment belongs to God alone. Man can only look at the outer appearance, but God sees the heart.
This brings us to the second judgment that should concern you, which is your judgment of others.
Why should this concern you? Because it is the easiest thing in the world to judge completely wrong. Because, while God will forgive the specks of dust in people’s eyes that you judge, He has no intention of forgiving the plank of judgment in yours. (Mt 7:1-3)
This is why Jesus said overtly, “Do not judge. Do not condemn.” (Lk 6:37) Someone already has that job and when anyone else steps in to do it for Him, nothing right or good or godly ever happens. Jesus identifies your limitations, and exhibits the humility that keeps even him from judging when he says, “You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one.” (Jn 8:15)
Why? Because. God. Is. Judge. Get out of the way.
And if this direct approach hasn’t worked for you, he also captures this exact message in the parable of the wheat and the weeds that we study today.
Paul says that God’s judgments are deep, unsearchable things (Rm 11:33), and that we should stick to humility, only using judgment on ourselves so that we can play our role as members of his church (Rm 12:3). Hear this: That role excludes judging others, and includes trusting God’s judgment.