What makes righteous judgement righteous?

Jesus said, “My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek my own will but the will of the Father who sent me.” (John 5.30.) This is quite a statement from the one to whom God committed all judgment (John 5.22). If the Son of God’s judgment is righteous because he does not seek his own will, how much more is that true for us?  If the Son of God’s judgment is righteous because he seeks the will of the Father, how much more is that true for us? Herein lies the secret of righteous judgment at every level and in every context. Do you want righteous judges in your community, in your churches, in your nation? Then seek those who are practiced at setting aside their own will. Seek those who are practiced at doing God’s will. And look at their lives over the long haul and at the micro level. What have they done for years in the small of life where no one was watching? That gives you the truest read. (Luke 19.17; 1Tim 3.2-7.) The best judge I ever practiced in front of, I knew as much by how he treated the janitor as by how he ran his courtroom. Would you be a righteous judge (for we are all judges at some level)? (John 10.34-35, quoting Psalm 82.6.) If you are a parent, if you are a supervisor, if you are a friend — many are the times when you are called upon to judge and when you in fact judge. If you would be a righteous judge, then follow the example of the great judge. Seek not your own will but the will of the Father. And do so in the small of life where no one sees but God. You will be a blessing to the world and to yourself as well.

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   Kel says:

   March 17, 2012 at 5:44 am

   You can tell a lot about the real character of a person by watching the way they treat their server at a restaurant and their dog; Oh and by looking to see if their shoes are shined.