Occasionally when I
listen to other preachers I can detect pride or arrogance in the person and I’ll
think to myself, “Tsk, tsk. This guy is
supposed to be honoring and glorifying Jesus.
His ego is shameful.”
When this has
happened, however, there have been several times when an unwelcome realization
has hit me. What I have come to realize
is that I am so sensitive to this quality in others because this pride and
arrogance is also true of me.
I hate when that
happens.
Jesus said something
that definitely applies to me, in this regard.
He said, “You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and
then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.” Matthew 7:5
