Proverbs 13:17
A wicked messenger
falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
Messengers must be careful when delivering the words or
intentions of another. We are warned
that if we are not faithful messengers we will find ourselves suddenly in some
trouble. When we repeat something to our
children that their father has said, are we accurately representing him? If we repeat a matter to a friend are we sure
that we aren’t slanting things in our favor or with some sort of mischievous
intent behind it? When we don’t deliver
a message in its accuracy, both in content and tone, we can end up in all kinds
of conflict and trouble. This verse says
that we will fall into it. Falling
implies a sudden loss of footing and becoming entrapped in a place beneath a
stable surface. Ladies, we don’t want
this kind of unnecessary entrapment. We
want to be faithful ambassadors - faithful to our managers, husbands, friends
and the Lord. When we deliver some sort
of message let us be slow to speak and seek to be as gracious and accurate as
possible. If we are not sure about
something, we should go back to the one who sent us and then deliver the
message. Let us never fill in the blanks
just to get something done. This way we
can walk steadily and bring health to those who hear us without dealing
unnecessarily with mischief caused by our own laziness or wickedness.
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