“My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins.” – James 5:19-20
The Dalton brothers were infamous outlaws during the late 1800s in the US. They started out on the right side of the law as law officers. But then they followed a gradual descent into crime and became known for bank and train robberies. On October 5, 1892 their day of reckoning came when they tried to hold up two banks at once. Hearing of the robberies, the townspeople armed themselves and began to fire on the Dalton Gang. When the smoke cleared, Emmett Dalton was the sole survivor.
After serving 15 years in the penitentiary, Emmett was pardoned and set free. While in prison, he had come to see the error of his ways. So when he was released, he wanted to deter young people from a life of crime. Drawing from his own experience, Emmett wrote and starred in a film about the Dalton Gang in which he showed the folly of being an outlaw. In many ways, Emmett’s film was telling others: “Do not enter the path of the wicked”.
People respond to correction when we correct them in love. Today in prayer, thank the Lord for His loving patience with you and ask that you would be loving as you correct others.
“Correction does much, but encouragement does more.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
God’s Word: “"If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.” – Matthew 18:15
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