"Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment." (John 7:24)
In certain locations, the contour of hills gives an illusion that the law of gravity is amiss. Near Los
Angeles is a hill where hundreds of motorists stop their cars, shut off the engines, release the
brakes and seemingly roll up hill. However, a level placed on the ground where the cars "roll up
hill," will show immediately that the cars are actually rolling down hill. The eye can be deceived;
the level cannot.
God has given us a similar measuring instrument: His holy word. His word establishes the true
aspects of the matter and reveals whatever unevenness or distortion is involved. There is a way
that seems right to a man, but the end thereof is the way of death.
Let us not make judgments on the basis of appearance, but on God's infallible truth.