Proverbs 30:10 (NLT)
10 Never slander a worker to the employer, or the person
will curse you, and you will pay for it.
Most of proverbs was written by King Solomon, but chapter
30 is different in that it is penned by "Agur Ben Jakeh.’’ These are
divinely inspired verses kept on record. In verse 10 there is a warning given
against slander towards a worker; for the person slandered may point out the
wrong and it will be held against the slanderer.
The Bible is an amazing book. It contains life stories
many of us can relate to. I relate to the verse above because I have seen
others slander a person in an office and then the slanderer was disciplined for
their harmful words. The verse in Proverbs is just one piece of wisdom we can
draw from The Bible.
The Bible also documents the lives of people, such as
King David. We know David loved God and God loved David. However, David did not live a perfect
life. Even though David desired to keep
God’s commandments, he failed at times. Through the life of David we can see
God’s love, mercy and grace towards him. God offers the same love, mercy and
grace to us.
There are illustrations of dysfunctional families in The
Bible. Abraham who had a strong faith in God often feared someone would kill
him over his wife Sarah, because he believed her to be a beautiful woman. So
there were times Abraham would say that Sarah was his sister as a means of
trying to protect himself instead of trusting God.
Isaac is where we see the family dysfunction come into
play. God had told Abraham’s son Isaac to go and live in Egypt. It is at this
point we encounter these verses in Genesis 26:6-7, “So Isaac dwelt in Gerar. And
the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, “She is my sister”; for
he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” because he thought, “lest the men of
the place kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to behold.”” What is Isaac doing, the same dysfunctional
thing his father did. He didn’t trust enough in God to protect him so he told a
lie concerning his wife. A legacy passed on to him by his father.
Yes, The Bible holds many good illustrations about life.
Take time to read God’s word and see what lessons you can learn.
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