Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Start Time: 5:45 AM

End Time: 6:02 AM

Title: Open Rebuke is Better

Scriptures: Proverbs 27:5

God’s Message/Promise/Commands:

Amazing day with Jesus!  Proverbs 27:5 says...

5 Open criticism is better than hidden love.

I'm sure most of us would choose to have an admirer than be openly criticized by someone, right?  But this verse tells us that open criticism is better than hidden love.  Come to think of it, an open criticism is spoken and expressed to the person, which means, the person can accept and learn from it.  While hidden love is a secret and when remain hidden, it is wasted.  When someone critizes you, whatever their intentions were, they expressed what they think is wrong or needs improvement with you and that is an opportunity to learn.  But one who loves you from a far and never get the chance to express or tell you about it, then it's just a useless chance - because there's really no opportunity there.  So next time someone criticizes you, before getting mad or angry, remember that it is an opportunity to learn, improve and change.  In short, a chance to mature and develop your character.

Happy Wednesday!

Prayer:

Lord Jesus, thank You for a wonderful lesson.  Give me the humble heart to learn to accept from criticism thrown at me.  Help me to be willing to listen and improve.  Help me Lord to recognize the opportunity in it that I may mature and develop myself rather than blindly get angry and mad.  In Jesus' Name, Amen!