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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nDaily Reading:<\/strong> 2 Kings 13:1-14:29<\/strong><\/a>, Acts 18:23-19:12<\/strong><\/a>, Psalm 146:1-10<\/strong><\/a>, Proverbs 18:2-3<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Daily Verse: <\/strong>\u201cWhen wickedness comes, contempt comes also, and with dishonor comes disgrace.\u201d Prov. 18:3<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Contempt and shame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Punishment for wickedness comes naturally from the community. Once people learn about the treachery, they turn their backs on the perpetrator. Scoundrels eventually get what they deserve, but sometimes it takes time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We see this theme in movies often. Bad Education, <\/em>starring Hugh Jackman, told the story of a school administrator who embezzled money. The film begins with everyone loving his smooth personality and positive ways, but by the end, the truth comes out, and the community turns on him. Wickedness exposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Volunteering with the 1st<\/sup>-3rd<\/sup> graders, studying Eve and her life-changing bite, one of my young friends asked me if \u201cGod created sin?\u201d I explained that He didn\u2019t create sin, but God did give us free will, which means we have a choice in what we do, just like Eve did when she bit the forbidden fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s good. I didn\u2019t like thinking about God creating sin,\u201d she responded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We choose our actions, and we suffer the consequences that go with them.<\/p>\n\n\n Thank You for loving us, Lord, even when we make bad decisions. Help us to honor and serve You well today. Let us make good decisions that bring life to those around us. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One minute read. Daily Reading: 2 Kings 13:1-14:29, Acts 18:23-19:12, Psalm 146:1-10, Proverbs 18:2-3 Daily Verse: \u201cWhen wickedness comes, contempt comes also, and with dishonor comes disgrace.\u201d Prov. 18:3 Contempt and shame. Punishment for wickedness comes naturally from the community. Once people learn about the treachery, they turn their backs on the perpetrator. Scoundrels eventually… Continue reading Contempt and Shame<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8131"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8150,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8131\/revisions\/8150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\")
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