Cover Me
By Jon Walker
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8 (NIV)
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One of the classic bonding moments in movies is when two characters aren’t getting along. And then one of them is about to get in trouble, and the other one covers for him, helping him past a momentary lapse in judgment or a foolish mistake. In that moment, they bond as friends, knowing they can trust each other no matter what.
In the same sense, we’re to cover for our brothers and sisters, deeply loving them into their best, and in the process, we bond as friends and heavenly cohorts. When we provide cover for our brothers and sisters, we choose to see them for what they are becoming, and not for what they once were, or even what they may now be.
When a brother or sister falters, when a family member fails, when we trip up and hurt ourselves and others, we can run to one another for cover.
When sin steals its way, we keep one another from greater corruption. If wounded, we protect one another from injuring ourselves further or from injuring others.
And, when life gets too hot for us to handle by ourselves, or we sense all the warmth oozing out of us, we run to one another to cover each other in the very love of God himself.
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