"You should not look down on your brother in the day of his misfortune, nor rejoice over the people ... in the day of their destruction, nor boast so much in the day of their trouble ... nor look down on them in their calamity in the day of their disaster, nor seize their wealth in the day of their disaster ... 'The day of The Lord is near for all nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head.' " Obadiah 1:12-15 (NIV)
A message for the people was given to the prophet Obadiah in a vision. Because of their pride, and the fact that they stood aloof and did not go the the aid of their brother when he was in trouble, being taken advantage of, and suffering a misfortune, they would be punished and a great disaster awaits them.
The message to us today is that God is not pleased when we look down on people, and when we refuse to help them when they are in need. We are not to rejoice or boast when misfortune befalls others. If we do this to people, then the day will come when others will do it to us. The Golden Rule says that we should do unto others as we would have them to do unto us. The Bible says "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you ..." (Matthew 7:12 NIV) The Bible also says "A man reaps what he sows." (Galatians 6:7 NIV) We should be very careful how we treat people, especially how we treat God's people.
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