hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
(Proverbs 24:11)
Rescue the perishing;
don't hesitate to step in and help.
If you say, "Hey, that's none of my business,"
will that get you off the hook?
Someone is watching you closely, you know—
Someone not impressed with weak excuses.
don't hesitate to step in and help.
If you say, "Hey, that's none of my business,"
will that get you off the hook?
Someone is watching you closely, you know—
Someone not impressed with weak excuses.
(Proverbs 24:11-12, The Message)
When someone we know is making a bad decision, we have an obligation to step in and point them in the right direction. When I look back on life, there are some decisions that I made that may have gone differently--and better--had a wise friend pointed me in a better direction.
Although this proverb can be applied to family, career, and financial decisions, it especially applies to the sharing of our faith in Jesus Christ. People who do not know Christ are perishing; they are staggering to an inevitable peril. It is our duty to share with them the good news.
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