Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.
“Well, I don’t want to hurt my friend’s feelings, so it’s better if I just hope that he will stop behaving like that. I don’t want to cause a wound, because it might take time for it to heal,” he said. But guess what? “Faithful are the wounds of a friend;…(Proverbs 27:6). Why?
Proverbs 27:5 (ESV): “Better is open rebuke than hidden love.”
If we claim to love our friends and we are scared to rebuke them when they do not behave well, then that’s hidden love. Because hidden love hides things and it chooses what to do, but that’s not what the Bible tells us about love, Paul says, “Love bears all things; it endures all things.” (1 Corinthians 13:7). Love can withstand rebuke; do not let rebuke hide in the name of love.
Takeaway: What do you do when you are rebuking someone and he says, “Don’t judge”?
Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!