Jesus is well known for being caring and compassionate, but one thing that we often miss about him is that he was also very funny. This should be obvious when you think about it because he was the one who created laughter and joy.

One of the funniest things that Jesus ever said was:
Matthew 7:3-4
“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? 4 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?

I love the way Jesus shows how preposterous it is to spend so much of our time focusing on the little specks in the eyes of others when all the while we have a massive plank of wood protruding out of ours. LOL.

Can you imagine how much better we would be as people if we focused more on our faults and less on the faults of others? We would have less conflict with others, and our lives would be a lot better. 

This is not to say that we should not give people loving and constructive feedback. Jesus makes this clear when he goes on to say:
Matthew 7:5
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.

Jesus teaches us that when we acknowledge the issues in our own lives, we are much better placed to help other people with their issues. Removing the planks from our eyes, gives us the humility and grace that is required to help others with their specks.

God bless,

Roland Talamaivao-Amituanai