Was doing my devo this morning and got captured by 2 verses.
Will share 1 here today.
Proverbs 27:6 (New King James Version)
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
As a cell leader, this is often the dilemma that I face.
When a cell member is found committing a certain sin, I will have no doubt that discipline has to take place for those who does not repent. However, a million questions will arise from my little pastoral heart.
Questions like... Can he bear the weight of the discipline? Will he get into depression? Will he give up and turn away from God after this? Or even is my leadership the right way?
Well, very often, I would find my answer in 1 line - The strong shall remain.
Today, yours truly is very encouraged by Pro 27:6
Thinking about it, Zacchaeus was not being comforted by Jesus when he was convicted of his sin.
Rather, Jesus allowed him to pay back to all those whom he has took from in many folds.
Jesus did not said "Oh, I understand how you feel. As long as you feel sorry, that's enough."
Jesus still wanted Zaccheaus to pay the price for the sins that he committed.
A lot of times we may try to make our friends comfortable when they are convicted. Or we would even shut an eye as a pastoral leader.
But beware, for you might be giving your friends a kiss as an enemy.
Sometimes the holy spirit is working through our friend and things need to be uncomfortable.
So don't ever try to make things comfortable for him and destroy the plans of God in his life.
I always say this to my cell members, even people may hate you, but if you love them, you need to help them change and come out from the ungodly lifestyle.
After all, faithful are the wounds of a friend.
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
As a cell leader, this is often the dilemma that I face.
When a cell member is found committing a certain sin, I will have no doubt that discipline has to take place for those who does not repent. However, a million questions will arise from my little pastoral heart.
Questions like... Can he bear the weight of the discipline? Will he get into depression? Will he give up and turn away from God after this? Or even is my leadership the right way?
Well, very often, I would find my answer in 1 line - The strong shall remain.
Today, yours truly is very encouraged by Pro 27:6
Thinking about it, Zacchaeus was not being comforted by Jesus when he was convicted of his sin.
Rather, Jesus allowed him to pay back to all those whom he has took from in many folds.
Jesus did not said "Oh, I understand how you feel. As long as you feel sorry, that's enough."
Jesus still wanted Zaccheaus to pay the price for the sins that he committed.
A lot of times we may try to make our friends comfortable when they are convicted. Or we would even shut an eye as a pastoral leader.
But beware, for you might be giving your friends a kiss as an enemy.
Sometimes the holy spirit is working through our friend and things need to be uncomfortable.
So don't ever try to make things comfortable for him and destroy the plans of God in his life.
I always say this to my cell members, even people may hate you, but if you love them, you need to help them change and come out from the ungodly lifestyle.
After all, faithful are the wounds of a friend.
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