“He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.” (Proverbs 20:19 NKJV)
He rings the warning bell! If a person talks to you about somebody else's secrets, that's your pop up alert! He talks about your secrets with somebody else. Talebearers and flatterers, they are called. Those are two of the most dangerous people to associate and talk with. They will sell you out. They're experts at destroying people's reputation and relationships. They pit husbands against wives - children against parents. Yes, they create havoc in families, in friendships, in partnerships and every type of bond with their tittle-tattle. They are unprincipled and master insinuators. They are good at patronizing and always eager to boost your ego to lift you up soaring high for a subsequent devastating fall - flat on your face. Yes, God forbade us from associating with such as them, for the risk of becoming like them or becoming a victim by them is an unescapable reality.
As people of God by grace, bearing the name of Jesus Christ through faith, Apostle Peter exhorts us with these words: "If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a BUSYBODY in other people’s matters. Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter. For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? Now “If the righteous one is scarcely saved, Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?” Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.” (I Peter 4:14-19 NKJV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
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