Proverbs 19 – 19
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
1 Peter 4: 12 – 14
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you :
But rejoice, since ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory will be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye, for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part, he is evil spoken of, but on your part, he is glorified.
Some people need an attitude adjustment when they talk about sick people. I have heard people say that the person got the kind of illness he deserved in life. Christ suffered greatly for our sins and did not deserve the punishment he was dealt with. God does not punish his loved ones with horrible diseases. It is just part of nature that, eventually, we get illnesses and conditions that will kill us.
I cannot stand it when people are rude to people dying from a horrible illness. The person with the disease is a beautiful, kind, caring, and compassionate human being. People try to categorize people into neat little packages they think they know how to unwrap and what makes that person the way they are.
Those of you without sin, let you cast the first stone, and as you already know, no one is without sin. Diseases and illnesses come to us in all of our life’s stages. We did not ask for the condition or condition to stand out in the crowd. We wanted to blend in with the group just as we did when we were teenagers.
Do not judge or make fun of ill or sick people. You will be there yourself someday, probably much sooner than you ever imagined possible. Show the love of God to the sick and ill so they can find peace in this world before they pass on.
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