Proverbs 25:8 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“Do not go hastily to court; For what will you do in the end, When your neighbor has put you to shame?” (Proverbs 25:8 NKJV)

This tells me, stop! Ponder things out, give time for prayer. Don't hasten. It could lead to disgrace and pain. In a conflict, do not react quickly. Do not rush to action. Calm down; slow down; sit down. Pray! Examine every angle carefully, so as not to miss the obvious and be put to shame by your adversary. In court, when witnesses are examined and cross-examined, ugly realities can be exposed like a can of worms. In such unpleasant event, Lord Jesus gives this counsel: “Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.” (Matthew 5:25 NIV)

Passion in friction ends in prison. Action driven by emotion often results in regrettable conclusion. When the heart is pounding and emotions are raging, cool off before doing anything. Scripture says: “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.”(James 1:19-20 NIV)

As a child of God by grace through faith in Jesus, when shoved in an adversarial setting, Lord Jesus fostered to consider this posture of action: “Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.” (Luke 14:31-32 ESV)

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.)

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