Never ridicule anyone

Never ridicule anyone

When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews .

Nehemiah 4:1

When Sanballat heard that the Jews were re building the wall, he ridiculed the Jews.

Some of the synonyms of ridicule are : mockery, sarcasm, scorn, scoffing

In plain words : looking down on someone.

👱‍♂David was ridiculed by his brothers and Goliath.

👱‍♂Joseph was ridiculed by his brothers.

👱‍♂Noah was ridiculed by the men whom he tried to save.

But God did not let them down. He blessed them and raised them to a high position. They never went back. They did not let the ridiculing stop them. They kept going with the grace of God and reached great heights.

In our life, we would have been looked down on several situations. It would have been very very painful. But God will never let us down.

🔆Those who look to Him are radiant, their faces are never covered with shame.

Psalms 34:5🔆

At the same time, we must be careful that we never ridicule anyone. Our words must be seasoned with grace.

🍯Gracious words are a honeycomb,

sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 16:24 🍯

We must never tease or make fun of anyone even in a fun way. It might hurt them. Our words must bring healing to the one who hears them. It must be sweet to their soul!