Gold Nugget
Verse 23: “These things also belong to the wise:
it is not good to show
partiality in judgment.”
Commentary
I’ve heard
recently an old line I’ve heard many times before concerning poor and good favor
with certain people. While discussing a certain manager, I heard some employees
saying, “If he likes you, you can do no wrong, but if he doesn’t, you can’t do
anything right". I understood where they were coming from. I’ve seen that in
business and beyond for many years. Certain people will come to a conclusion
early on about particular people, and from then on they are either “liked” or “disliked”.
The hard worker will remain unnoticed and the poor employee will seem to get
all the privileges. Some people are quick to play favorites and remove wisdom
from how they will handle business with those they “like” or “dislike”. We
should be more practical and biblical in how we deal with others. Whether we
are all in a management position or not, we are all in position to pass judgment on
someone in one way or another. We should be as today’s “gold nugget” warns, “These things also belong to the wise: it is not good to show partiality in judgment.” Even if we are not in a position of
authority over someone, we still have a tendency to do the same thing to those
that are in authority over us. Some people decide whether or not they like their
boss early on and from that point forward, their boss can’t do anything that
meets with their approval. We will badmouth that person to everyone and avoid
giving them any credit or recognition when they do well. They did not meet our
immediate approval and our judgment (whether in the position of authority or simply
one of distain) will be dictated without wisdom and love. Unfortunately, what
decides whether we will “like” or “dislike” someone is not always with
intelligent or Godly reason. It may be their gender, race or denomination that
leads us to unfair positions against or for them. Whatever it is that
demonstrates how weak we are in the way we treat people, any way that results
in showing partiality is ungodly and needs immediate attention.
Prayer
Lord, help
us to reflect you and be fair and just in our interactions with others. Help us
to avoid showing partiality in judgment. Amen
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