Castaway Series: Dealing First With Your Own Logs (Part 3) by Dr. Rod Mattoon

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As we continue this series on logs in your own eyes, we find in part three the Exhortation for Effectiveness. * Matthew 7:5b- “first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.” Jesus did not tell the reformer to not help the one who needed to be confronted about the problem in his life. Instead, the Lord instructed him to change his priorities if he was going to be effective and have credibility. The reformer with the beam in his own eye was to deal with himself first. He was to CAST OUT the beam in his eye. This was a command from Jesus. Doing this first would enable him to have a ministry with others in the future. When our own sin is forgiven, cleansed, and repented of in our hearts, and when the log is taken out of our own eyes, then we will see ourselves as God sees us, sinners saved by grace. We will then be able to help someone else to get victory over their faults and weaknesses. Before we can aid other, however, we must cast out our own beam of sin. The phrase "cast out" is from the word ekballo {ek-bal'-lo}. It is a very intense word in the Greek language. It means "to drive out, banish, to draw out in force or tear out, to cast away." The word indicates urgency. This is what we are to do with our own corruption first before we approach others about their faults and weaknesses. So how do we cast out the beam in our own eyes? We examine the first two principles in this message that was preached on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.