The beloved physician Luke shared how Jesus, “spoke a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master”, and in chapter six and verse forty-one of his book Luke shares how Jesus asked, “why behold you the mote that is in your brother's eye, but perceive not the beam” where we read:
And why behold you the mote that is in your brother's eye,
but perceive not the beam that is in your own eye?
The verse reads, “And why behold you the mote that is in thy brother's eye, ...” Luke began with the words, “and why behold you” or “and for what reason and cause do you consider, look upon and observe” “the mote” which means “the dry twig, straw or spec of chaff” “that is in your brother's eye” or “that is within the physical eye of a fellow man to one of Jesus' disciples”. Luke shared how Jesus questioned how His disciple could “observe” a “spec of chaff” within the “eye” of their “fellow man” without noting the following.
The verse goes on to say, “but perceive not the beam that is in your own eye?” Luke continued with the words, “but perceive not” which means “however, notwithstanding and moreover do not behold and consider” “the beam” or “the large stick of timber” “that is in your own eye” which means “that is within Jesus' disciple's own physical eye”. Luke shared how Jesus continued His question by asking the disciples listening to Him how they do not “consider” the large piece of “timber” or “plank” that is in their own eye.
When we consider Luke's words in this verse, we imagine how difficult it would be to see the tiny faults in others when there was a “large plank” of fault in one's own eyes. In other words, the unobserved “wrongs or faults” within a person prevent them from seeing the “tiny” faults of others. God knows everyone, and He is aware of their “faults, mistakes and errors”. He knows their sins, and their sinful areas, and He sent His Son Jesus into the world to die on the cross to pay the penalty for those sins. Those who are wise will understand they have “huge faults” themselves, and before they “judge” the “specs or small faults” in others' eyes, they should always consider their own.
Next time Luke shares how Jesus asks, “how can you say to your brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in your eye?”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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All references are from "Strongs Concordance".
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