I would like to share a devotional by Dr. David Jeremiah.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend. Proverbs 27:6
When George Whitefield, the eighteenth- century British evangelist, first sailed to America, he wrote in his journal that the ship's cook had a drinking problem. When he was reproved about his sins, the cook boasted that he planned to reform his life two years before he died, but not before. Whitefield noted that the cook died six hours later.
No one likes to be reproved about sin, but a wise person listens and repents. Indeed, Solomon said, "Open rebuke is better than love carefully concealed (Proverbs 27:5). Not surprisingly, most of us love to give reproof more than we like to receive it. But Solomon also said that the person who receives correction is considered wise (Proverbs 15:5).
As a Christian, humility is perhaps the top priority in being open to reproof. God says He gives grace to the humble but resists the proud (James 4:6). That doesn't mean we have to be a doormat, but it means we are willing to receive godly reproof without becoming defensive and resentful. If you were lost on a journey, wouldn't you appreciate the person who pointed you in the right direction?
Receiving reproof could be the first step in reaching the goals you've set for your life.
I am so thankful for parents and siblings that love me. Many comments made by them stayed with me and kept me on the right path. Today I am married to a man that has the same dreams as I have. Together and with God's help we will reach those dreams.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend. Proverbs 27:6
When George Whitefield, the eighteenth- century British evangelist, first sailed to America, he wrote in his journal that the ship's cook had a drinking problem. When he was reproved about his sins, the cook boasted that he planned to reform his life two years before he died, but not before. Whitefield noted that the cook died six hours later.
No one likes to be reproved about sin, but a wise person listens and repents. Indeed, Solomon said, "Open rebuke is better than love carefully concealed (Proverbs 27:5). Not surprisingly, most of us love to give reproof more than we like to receive it. But Solomon also said that the person who receives correction is considered wise (Proverbs 15:5).
As a Christian, humility is perhaps the top priority in being open to reproof. God says He gives grace to the humble but resists the proud (James 4:6). That doesn't mean we have to be a doormat, but it means we are willing to receive godly reproof without becoming defensive and resentful. If you were lost on a journey, wouldn't you appreciate the person who pointed you in the right direction?
Receiving reproof could be the first step in reaching the goals you've set for your life.
I am so thankful for parents and siblings that love me. Many comments made by them stayed with me and kept me on the right path. Today I am married to a man that has the same dreams as I have. Together and with God's help we will reach those dreams.
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