TRUE COMFORT

Proverbs 17:9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Oh, how we hate it when we have been unjustly wounded; how we desire and even feel like the need for vindication. The best way we get this vindication is by loudly (so everyone hears) blowing a ‘foul’ whistle. It is only right after all; who would not; others have to know how unjustly we have been treated (sarcasm intended).

What kind of fruit does this blowing of the whistle produces? Is it a fruit that emanates from the Spirit of the Almighty? Does it promote unity, judgment and justice? Does it help promote love, joy, peace, longsuffering and all the rest of them? Does it even change the situation or correct the offender? Or does it just provide us for a way to lick our wounds; a reason to get some sympathy and attention in a world where we feel so often unnoticed? We certainly wouldn’t dream of being ignored at such times (sarcasm again intended). The problem is that when we do so, not only we don’t solve the problem, but we replicate it.

It takes a lot of godliness in character to let offenses pass and not retaliate by talking to others. When we do, the Almighty He becomes our Judge and Confidant. He becomes the embodiment of the heavenly Psychologist Who applies on our ruffled heart the Gilead balm that truly heals our souls from the hurt and that, without the cost of creating more offenses.

We often pray this phrase Yeshua brought us from an ancient traditional Jewish prayer, Thy kingdom come, on earth as it is in Heaven. May we take the good advice in our proverb today; it will help us bring a little more of his Kingdom on earth right now.