DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE- TODAYS READING Friday October 3, 2014 Theme: The Danger of Tale bearing and rash judgement Text: These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. - Proverb 6:16-19. Comment: Those who spread lies about other people, and those who readily believe them and help spread such tales are committing abominations against God. The way to put gossips and tale bearers out of business is to shun them, and refuse to give ear to their talk. Or one could insist on verifying the information from the person who is spoken about. The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. (Proverbs 25:23) Apostle James condemned those who spoke evil of those doing righteousness, saying they have by so doing, made themselves judges, even of the law which the person is keeping. - James 4:11-12. Instead of reading minds, making rash judgments, harbouring grudges or vexation against our neighbours who may even be innocent, our Lord Jesus Christ outlined for us the path to take, meet the person to talk the matter over. Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. -Matthew 18:15-17. Furthermore, God declared through Jeremiah the propht,Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou was not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee: when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee. – Isaiah 33:1
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