Have you ever noticed how quick we are to point out the sins of others, while conveniently ignoring our own? Jesus compares that to a huge plank jutting out of our eye while we fixate on the tiny speck in someone else’s. He calls us to deal honestly with our own sin first, inviting Him to expose and remove our blind spots. Only then will we see clearly enough to help another person. After all, when we stumble, we long for grace, not harsh judgment, so Jesus urges us to treat those who have fallen with that same generous measure. Are you wiling to lay down the gavel and show grace instead?

Trusting the Unseen Plan of God
God is never mentioned in the Book of Esther. He seems invisible and silent. Yet we discover that God is actually at work behind the scenes through it all, quietly bringing about His will. So always remember, just because God is silent, it does not mean He is absent! In those seasons of life when God seems strangely quiet, He is still there, still at work.



