Jesus knows our tendency for self-deception, how prone we are to live in denial about our character flaws. Our conscience, God’s deputy sheriff within us, reminds us of those flaws and the need to take action. But we are prone to dismiss, even deny its voice and pleas to change.
This is why Jesus continues to motivate us as leaders in Luke 6:43-45 to practice the art of self-evaluation and personal transformation, a topic begun in 6:37. Our Savior knows that unless we stop living in denial, our character flaws—the log in our own eye—will remain lodged there for life.
Do we really want that to define the rest of our life-story?
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Q1: What is it about the human condition that makes us see other’s faults so clearly but not our own?
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Read Luke 22:24-34. This account of the last supper reveals weaknesses in Jesus’ future leaders. As Jesus explains His coming death, they’re focusing on themselves, arguing about who is the greatest. When Jesus warns Peter that he is vulnerable to an attack of Satan, pride blinds him. He brags about his loyalty, seeing himself as superior to his brothers…
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Q1: How do we know when we have truly forgiven someone?
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