DAY 5
Love each other deeply, because love covers over a
multitude of sins. 1 P E T E R 4 : 8 ( N I V )
King Solomon wisely admonished, “He who
covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats
the matter separates close friends” (Prov. 17:9, NIV). One
of the definitions for love given in the New Testament is
that, “Love does not delight in evil . . . . It always protects”
(1 Cor. 13:6-7, NIV).
One of the greatest failures in the Bible was the
apostle Peter. His most notorious moment of sin was
when, after vowing that he would die for Jesus, he actually
denied ever having known Him. And he denied Him not
just once but three times. Yet God, in His mercy and
grace, restored Peter so completely that he was given a
prominent leadership position within the early church,
opening the door of opportunity for the Gentiles to
receive the gospel. And Peter, who understood the
shame of failure and the humiliation of sin, encouraged
Christians to “love each other deeply, because love covers
over a multitude of sins.”
A N N E G R A H A M L O T Z
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