Our Scripture today is 1 Peter 4:8.
“Love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
One of the curses of being the oldest child is having kids before your siblings and listening to them tell you how to raise your child. You hear famous words like, “When I have kids, they will not…” One of the joys of being the oldest child is watching your younger siblings have children and seeing those children do exactly what their parents said they would never do. It is easier to discipline and control other people’s children better than you can your own.
The story is told of one man who was called to bail his son out of jail. As he left for the jail, a nosey neighbor said, “If he were my kid, I’d leave him in jail.” The father answered, “If he were your kid, I’d leave him in jail too.”
To understand the principle behind this, one needs to read 1 Peter 4:8, “Love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” The reason my kid’s sins are not as bad as your kid’s sins is because I love my kids and “love covers a multitude of sins.” It is the way of love to look past faults and imperfections.
All relationships grow or die because of the truth in this verse. We love our kids, our spouse, our parents, or our friends so that we can “cover” their sins, that is, not stare at them too long.
I’m Lonnie Davis and these are thoughts worth thinking.