Have you ever been driving down the road and someone goes speeding past you? Your immediate thought is probably, “Where’s a cop when you need one?” We’ve all been there—frustrated at someone else’s lack of discipline and thinking they deserve the consequences. But what happens when the roles are reversed? When we are the ones running late and speeding down the highway, our thoughts quickly change: “I hope all the cops are busy today.”
This is exactly how we often treat discipline in life. We’re quick to expect others to face discipline and correction, but when it comes to our own lives, we want grace instead of consequences. We want others to be held accountable for their mistakes, but we hope to slide by without the same level of correction.
In Matthew 7:3-5 (NIV), Jesus addresses this exact mindset:
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?”
Jesus calls us to take the medicine first—to face our own lack of discipline before pointing fingers at others. God’s discipline isn’t about punishment—it’s about training and growth. Just like medicine may not taste good but helps heal the body, God’s discipline is meant to heal and strengthen our hearts.
Instead of focusing on how others need to be corrected, we need to humble ourselves and ask God to work on us first. Are we willing to accept the same level of discipline that we expect for others? Are we asking God to reveal the “plank” in our own eye before pointing out the speck in someone else’s?
God’s discipline is an act of love. It’s designed not to shame us but to help us grow. Let’s stop focusing on the faults of others and start asking God to refine us first.
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