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Misunderstood — Part 2
“Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God” (1 Corinthians 4:5).
We often say, We can’t judge motives, and then turn around and do that very thing. We decide in our own minds why someone said or did this or that. The Apostle Paul was misunderstood, and misjudged by the Christians at Corinth. They questioned his authority as an apostle, they questioned his ministry, they even questioned his ability to present his ministry. However, Paul said, “But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self” (1 Corinthians 4:3). He also said, “Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of Him” (2 Corinthians 5:9). He was living for the Lord and the Lord’s approval. He was willing to leave the misunderstandings and criticisms with the Lord, knowing that there was a time coming when “the counsels of the hearts” would be brought to light and the Lord’s stamp of approval given.
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