Spirit's Judgment vs Flesh's Judgment, Part 2

Rom. 12:3 "For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned."

This verse is critical to give us a proper understanding of introspection. Paul without grace as Saul definitely did not have the authority to judge himself properly. He was what he himself described in this verse as qualifying for elitism. A good definition of elitism is given in this verse, "to think of himself more highly than he ought to think,". This is the flesh's condition. The flesh does a brilliant job of puffing itself up even while making a pretense of humility.

The gift of grace is the ability to properly judge oneself given the measuring rod of faith. This is a sober reality to the true Christian. This must drive us to true humilty. Do I have faith? That is the question. I contend if we understand the nature of this grace and this measure of faith, the Lord will have use of us in His kingdom. Until there are righteous jugments given by the Spirit we are guilty of wallowing in unbelief and autonomous pride. We need to realize our lack of faith, and repent to the Lord that He may fill us afresh. Lord forgive us for our pride and unbelief. Wash us in the blood of Christ.

May the body of Christ begin to function again in God-given authority like in the days of old.