Proverbs
24:17
Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when
they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
Gloating
Do you drive by a car that’s been pulled
over for speeding and think, “Aha, he got what he deserved.” Do you judge someone who isn’t obeying a
certain scripture verse which you have no trouble obeying? This is gloating. We are putting ourselves in the place of judging
others. There is only one judge. His name is Jesus. We have no right to judge others when we
ourselves, are far from perfect. We each
have our own areas of temptation, failure and success. We are each different. Jesus said for us to love one another and
encourage one another. Let’s put our
efforts into our own relationship with Jesus and through growing in Him others
will see by our actions and hear by our words and be encouraged to work on
their own relationship with Jesus.
Gloating is nothing more than pride and we have nothing in and by
ourselves to be prideful. Let us thank
and praise God that He loves us just the way we are yet loves us so much that
He desires the best for us.
By Ginger Chapman
