August 25

Don’t gloat! There is a verse in Proverbs about not gloating over your enemies falling and I bet you Egypt and the others were bummed that they took advantage of Israel and Judah when they were being punished by God. God is so righteous, He so perfect, there is no toleration of so many things, yet even these prophecies took years to come to fruition. I can’t help but think if they repented and blessed that the judgment may have been averted.

For me, I am not going to gloat over anyone. Gloating is really a form of pride and God resists the proud. We teach our kids to shake hands after a loss or after a win because it is good sportsmanship. We should pity those who are struck by God because of the harm they inflict on us. Honestly, I like to at least flash a look to say, I told you so, but there is no room for that as a Kingdom Priest.