As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us. 2 Corinthians 7:9 - What Paul did in his first letters and in his visit to the church in Corinth is the part of our Christian walk that the majority of us avoid at all costs. Addressing the sin in another’s person’s life. It can be one of the most challenging parts to our walk to do, for we are overwhelmed with all the possible outcomes that may take place. As with Paul, he sees that him doing this with the Corinthians grieved them greatly. They were saddened and bothered deeply by the words of Paul. While that certainly bothered Paul, we see from our verse he didn’t remain in a spot of sadness for saying what he did to the church. He actually was rejoicing for even though his words were hard for the church to hear, it pushed them to repent of their sin and they are free of it now. Let us remember as well that addressing the sin we see in another believer’s life is never going to be easy. They may be hurt and grieved that we brought it up, but if our addressing it leads to their repenting of that sin, what a wonderful thing that is! As brothers and sisters in Christ we are called to be watchful over each other’s walk and to hold each other accountable with the sins we see in each other’s lives. Be willing to speak up when you see sin present, but do so with grace and kindness. The aim is not their condemnation, the aim is their repentance. Be the fellow disciple in their life that loves them enough to say the words that will sound hard at first, but will lead to their health. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3130
Question To Ponder: Why might someone avoid speaking to another believer about the sin they see in their life?
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