Don’t Assume, Don’t Judge

Good Morning!

Assumptions are easy. Judgment comes naturally. And truthfully, Christians and non‑Christians fall into the same trap, we look at a person’s situation and decide what their story must be. We judge before we listen. We assume before we ask. But Jesus shows us a better way.

 

When the woman caught in adultery was thrown before Him, the crowd had already judged her. Stones were in their hands. Opinions were formed. Condemnation was ready. Yet Jesus didn’t join their assumptions. He didn’t rush to judge. Instead, He knelt, wrote in the dirt, and said, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone.” One by one, the stones dropped. The crowd walked away. Jesus saw the woman not the rumor, not the accusation, not the label. He saw her need for mercy, restoration, and truth.

 

We still struggle with the same issue today. We assume the poor are lazy. We assume the rich are selfish. We assume someone’s apology isn’t sincere. We assume God won’t forgive a person because we wouldn’t. But assumptions are dangerous they blind us to what God is actually doing.

 

A homeless man once approached me, and without thinking, I assumed he wanted food. But when I asked what he needed, he said, “I’d rather have some soap to wash me and my clothes.” His answer humbled me. What I thought he wanted wasn’t what he needed. So I took him to the store and bought what would truly help him.

 

Judgment belongs to God alone. Our job is to love, listen, and respond with compassion. When we stop assuming and start seeing people through the eyes of Christ, we become vessels of grace instead of critics of circumstance