Proverbs 26:17 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own Is like one who takes a dog by the ears.” (Proverbs 26:17 NKJV)

Even a dog as cute and lovable as Archie (he is my daughter Sarah’s cute Corgi), when taken by the ears, will certainly bite. And, that's a foolish thing to do. Also, that's what happens to a meddling person who gets in the fray in a seemingly harmless raucous. He'll get hurt. The reason why there are authorities in our civil society whom we can call to establish order. Although, sadly in our present day and age, there are ungodly personages of influence and leadership who want to eliminate them. And, we must stand for order and harmony. We should honor them and support them who enforce order. We must call on them for help. Unless of course, when a situation calls for a ‘Good Samaritan’ pacifier, then we must intervene not as a meddler. If ready to bear the price, then be pacifier for a very good reason. Otherwise, Apostle Peter warns: “If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler.”(1 Peter 4:15 NIV)

Yes, in Christ being children of God by grace through faith, we are driven by love and blessed to be peacemakers. And, Apostle Paul in his epistle to Thessaloniki exhorts us with imperative words - to mind our own business. “Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another, for that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more, and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one.” (1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 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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