Proverbs

Humbly Beg Their Favor

Posted on Dec 1, 2014 by Amanda Stiver, Mario Seiglie Estimated reading time: 1 minute

man with bowed head — Proverbs: Humbly Beg Their Favor

"Evil people will have to bow down to the righteous and humbly beg their favor" (Proverbs 14:19, GNT).

This is a promise from God, but it will take time to be fulfilled. Eventually, it will happen - but much of it will occur after Christ returns, either in the First or Second Resurrections when people will come before the judgment seat of Christ (Romans 14:10).

Our sense of personal injury demands to be repayed in a short length of time when our human nature gets the best of us. But God is just and patient, and as we try to develop godly character, through God's Holy Spirit, to supercede our human nature, we too, need to become just and patient.

Primarily, our focus should be to forgive others and in turn be forgiven ourselves, "But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses," (Matthew 6:15).

How are you progressing at forgiving?

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Amanda Stiver
Amanda Stiver graduated from the Robert D. Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon.
Mario Seiglie
United Church of God Pastor
Mr. Seiglie was born in Havana, Cuba, and came to the United States when he was a child. He found out about the Church when he was 17 from a Church member in high school. He went to Ambassador College in Big Sandy, Texas, and in Pasadena, California, graduating with degrees in theology and Spanish. He serves as the pastor of the Garden Grove, CA UCG congregation and serves in the Spanish speaking areas of South America. He also writes for the Beyond Today magazine and currently serves on the UCG Council of Elders. He and his wife, Caty, have four grown daughters, and grandchildren.