DAILY TEXT, Today's Friday May 20, 2022, God opposes the arrogant, but shows undeserved kindness to the humble (Jas. 4:6).

DAILY TEXT, Today's Friday May 20, 2022

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Friday May 20, 2022

God opposes the arrogant, but shows undeserved kindness to the humble (Jas. 4:6).

King Saul did not obey Jehovah. When the prophet Samuel called him out on this, Saul did not admit his mistake. Instead, he tried to justify himself by downplaying the consequences of disobeying and blaming others (1 Sam. 15:13-24). And it was not the first time that Saul had had this attitude (1 Sam. 13:10-14). Unfortunately, he allowed his heart to become arrogant. Since he did not correct his thinking, Jehovah rebuked him and rejected him. To learn from what happened to Saul, we can ask ourselves the following questions: “Am I looking for excuses not to put into practice the advice I read in the Bible? Do I play down the consequences of disobeying? Do I blame others for what I do? If we have answered yes to any of these questions, we have to change our way of thinking and our attitude. If we do not, our hearts may become so arrogant that Jehovah would not want to be our friend. w20.11 20 paras. Four. Five

When can we need a friend to correct us?

Have we ever started down a path that was leading us away from Jehovah? (Ps. 73:2, 3). If a mature friend had the courage to correct us, did we listen to him and put his advice into practice? That was a good decision, and we sure are thankful that he talked to us (Prov. 1:5).

How should we react if a friend corrects us?

God's Word reminds us that “the wounds caused by a friend are faithful” (Prov. 27:6). What does this mean? Imagine that we are waiting to cross a busy street and we get distracted by looking at our phone. We started across without looking up. Then a friend grabs our arms and pulls us back. He grabs us so hard that he bruises us. But, thanks to him acting fast, he saves us from a sure hit. Maybe he will hurt our arm for a few days, but won't we be upset with our friend? Rather, we will be grateful for his help. Similarly, if a friend makes us see that our way of speaking or acting is against God's righteous standards, we may be hurt at first, but to be offended or angry with him would be foolish (Eccl. 7:9 ).

What could make someone reject the loving advice of a good friend?

What could make someone reject the loving advice of a good friend? Pride. The proud like "to be given their ears"; they stop “hearing the truth” (2 Tim. 4:3, 4). They don't listen to anyone because they think they are smarter and more important than others. But the apostle Paul said, “If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he is deceiving himself” (Gal. 6:3). King Solomon summed it up well: "He is better a poor but wise child than an old but foolish king, who no longer has the sense to take advice" (Eccl. 4:13).

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