Psalm 28 (New International Version, ©2010)
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbors
but harbor malice in their hearts.
4 Repay them for their deeds
and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have done
and bring back on them what they deserve.
I much prefer people who are blunt and straight to the point. I just can't deal with people who are two-sided. On one side they treat you like their best buddy and when your back is turned, they are the first ones to criticize and ridicule you. David agrees with me. Sometimes, we forget we are to love our neighbors. We can't love them to their face and stab them when they turn their back.
Do you have two faces? Do I? I try hard not to do this, but if I look back over my life, I know I have been guilty of this sin. "If you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything at all." This should be true to all us at all times. This is true when the person is in front of you and is also true when they are nowhere to be found. The worst part about this, I'm not sure we do a good job of covering up our true feelings and I think that eventually we will be found out. There is nothing that destroys a Christian testimony than not being real. Nothing is worse than being a two faced, back stabber. How do you feel about those who are "fake"? How much do you trust them? How long does it take to restore that trust?
Dear Lord, Please Lord, help me be the person you want me to be. Help me to be true to who you have made me to be, even when it is easier not to. Help me to truly love my neighbors and treat them "cordially" at all times. We are your witnesses, we are your hands, feet, and voice to a sinful world. Help us to be an example of Love, not hate, not bitterness, and not evil. Amen!
with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbors
but harbor malice in their hearts.
4 Repay them for their deeds
and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have done
and bring back on them what they deserve.
I much prefer people who are blunt and straight to the point. I just can't deal with people who are two-sided. On one side they treat you like their best buddy and when your back is turned, they are the first ones to criticize and ridicule you. David agrees with me. Sometimes, we forget we are to love our neighbors. We can't love them to their face and stab them when they turn their back.
Do you have two faces? Do I? I try hard not to do this, but if I look back over my life, I know I have been guilty of this sin. "If you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything at all." This should be true to all us at all times. This is true when the person is in front of you and is also true when they are nowhere to be found. The worst part about this, I'm not sure we do a good job of covering up our true feelings and I think that eventually we will be found out. There is nothing that destroys a Christian testimony than not being real. Nothing is worse than being a two faced, back stabber. How do you feel about those who are "fake"? How much do you trust them? How long does it take to restore that trust?
Dear Lord, Please Lord, help me be the person you want me to be. Help me to be true to who you have made me to be, even when it is easier not to. Help me to truly love my neighbors and treat them "cordially" at all times. We are your witnesses, we are your hands, feet, and voice to a sinful world. Help us to be an example of Love, not hate, not bitterness, and not evil. Amen!
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