the Fourth Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Golden Treasury
In lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves. Philippians 2:3. Bear you one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. For if a man think himself to be something. But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. Galatians 6:2-4.
If we were truly humble, and looked upon ourselves as the most miserable of all, we would willingly submit to all adversities, and patiently bear the burdens and infirmities of others, considering that God must bear with us a great deal more. Observing therefore, the faults of our neighbour, we must not forget our own. Perhaps in other things we are weaker than he. This must restrain us from judging rashly, or speaking unadvisedly to others; but first we should speak to God about it, and then try with gentle means to bring him to rights again. Nay, the best method is to consider our neighbour on the good, and ourselves on the bad side, and see whether we can excuse him, and accuse ourselves. And if his fault could not be excused in any manner, we must not suffer him to stir up our corruption, but come in with prayer between God and him, to plead his cause before his throne in hearty love. This requires more than censorious judging.
It is very easy to find fault with others, but to show love and restore them by prayer and brotherly correction, is quite another thing.
Blest are the souls who stand afar
From rage and passion, noise and war;
God will secure their happy state,
And plead their cause against the great.
