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Matthew 7-3-5 – A Speck of Sin
Don’t you wish a little sin irritated us as much as does a little splinter? Now imagine that splinter in your eye. Matthew 7:3 uses the word speck which is a small piece of wood or straw to apply what is found within an eye. I imagine such was common for a carpenter. I pray that I become conscientious enough that such a splinter will never be comfortable to me; that my hands and eyes will be pure (Mt.7:22-23). If my eye is clear and full of light, then my whole body will be used for the glory of God.
Sadly, an entire log, plank, or its spiritual equivalent can also be lodged in my eye. I pray that I never become so blind to my own sin, and yet still not so blind as to see sin in others. What a sad spiritual condition – blind to ourselves but not blind to others.
Such limited vision does not make what I see in others wrong, but does make me the wrong person to see and correct. Part of this correct vision requires understanding that Jesus does not speak of little and big sins from a divine perspective but rather as prideful man sees. Correct first myself of the partial blindness. Or correct myself first of the small splinter. Verse 5 shows it is good for even a speck or splinter to be removed, how much more an entire log. Too often we are more comfortable with our own sins than the sins of others. This too is another log needing removing.
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