Wise Reprover
September 16, 2022
“Wise Reprover”
Blessings folk!
Yesterday we read…
Pro 25:11-14
A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold
is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
he refreshes the soul of his masters.
Like clouds and wind without rain
is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.
ESV
What is as valuable as gold?
A wise reprover to a listening ear.
Notice what is required.
A listening ear.
Do we have a listening ear?
Do we receive the reproving of the Lord?
Do we receive the reproving of the Body of Christ?
Notice also.
The reprover…the corrector, the judge, the decider, the rebuker…must be wise.
Haphazard reproof will not be received well.
When wise reproof is given…
To a listening ear…
Extreme value is experienced.
This is how we are to live as Believers.
As pure as gold…