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“He that is glad at calamities [bad things that happen to people] shall not be unpunished” (Proverbs 17:5).
Sadly, there is something in our old sinful nature that can be glad when other people are experiencing a calamity—something bad that happens to them. This is especially true if we feel that the individual deserved the bad thing that happened to him/her. I remember being in a taxi in a foreign country when the brakes on the taxi did not work properly, and he went over a white line at a stop light. The policeman who saw it treated the taxi driver very roughly, and I felt sorry for him. But when I told that story to some Christians later on, they thought it was a big joke and laughed about it.
The Word of God tells us not to be glad when something like this happens, for we may well have something happen to us someday, and wish others were kind to us, rather than being glad. Let us remember always to show other people the spirit of Christ.
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