Don't Rejoice

Proverbs 24 says, Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;

Many times in my life I’ve gotten angry with someone and heard later that they went through a hard time and thought, “Good.  They deserve that.”  Or I’ve even wished that someone who hurt me would be hurt.

What?

Why do we wish evil upon our “enemies?”

We are told in the Word to pray for those who persecute us, and here in Proverbs we are told to NOT rejoice at their calamity, or even to feel gladness when they fall.

It’s a hard thing to do, but when we release that person who hurt us to HIM who can heal us, and he/she, we are both then free to receive freedom.

Has someone hurt you or been unkind to you?

Don’t rejoice or be glad when you hear that they too are hurting.

Instead, rejoice and be glad that your Savior waits with open arms to receive them, as he receives you, to hold and restore and heal.