Cover or Expose?

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Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8, NLT
Cover or Expose?
the Scripture says God will not promote gossips, faultfinders, or busybodies. It’s been said that every person carries a bucket of gasoline and a bucket of water. When you hear gossip, rumors, or juicy information about someone, you can either pour gasoline on it and cause the fire to spread or you can pour water on it and help put out the fire. Too many people use their gasoline. But even if it’s true and what they did was wrong, “love covers a person’s faults.”

Love doesn’t expose them, doesn’t tell five friends and put it on social media. The mercy you show others is the mercy that’s going to be shown to you. If you’re harsh, judgmental, and expose people’s failures, magnify their mistakes, that same judgment is going to come back to you. You may know things that are true and could make someone look bad, but that’s a test. Can God trust you to keep it to yourself and not damage their reputation? Or are you going to spread everything you know? Cover their fault and pass the test.
A Prayer for Today
“Father, thank You for loving me, forgiving me, and approving me just as I am. Help me to be like You and to do the same with others and seek the best for others. I ask You for the deep love that covers offenses and weaknesses so that I can honor You in everything I do. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”

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