ghbor’s eye, while you have an entire log in yours? You would be doing it for show only – the wrong reason. If you truly wish to help your neighbor, you would take the log out of your own eye before assisting your neighbor. Helping others while you are in need of help yourself is putting on a show for people. This is the wrong focus, you are not focusing on what God can do for you, you are focusing on what you can do for yourself.Judgement is also referred to in this passage (7:1). If you are truly trying to reach the Kingdom of God, you will be devoted and you will not judge others. If you make a judgment, you will be judged as well. This passage’s significance in the Gospel is very apparent. It reiterates a point already made and to be reinforced again later in the Gospel. The key themes are: God takes care of insignificant things, single-mindedness is not a good thing, one must have faith in God to provide, and worrying about what will happen is irrelevant to life today. Learning to be concerned with only “today’s troubles” is something that all Kingdom-striving people need to learn. Don’t be concerned with the material future, be concerned with your faith, love and devotion for God. This needs to be your priority. The essence of this passage lies in 6:33. “But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” All it takes is a little bit of faith. If you are focused on the right things, you will have no problem reaching the Kingdom of God. The main message of the passage is “So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” (6:34) “Do Not Worry” relates to Matthew’s entire Gospel with it’s recurring themes and images. It fits perfectly into the Gospel, between single-mindedness and judgement, while speaking of bo...
