Friday, March 10, 2017

Daily Wisdom

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;  Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Mt 5:23-24

Unfortunately there is great blindness in pride and arrogance. As a Christian you must ask, what happens when someone has been hurt by sin? The bible teaches the moment we confess this sin to God, the mercy of God through the blood of Jesus is enough to cleanse the moral guilt. As Christians we further admit that all sin is against God, and when when you hurt man you’re sinning against God. But let us never forget that this does not lessen the fact that because man was created in the image of God, the man you hurt has real value. This must be important, not only as a concept but as a practice and demonstration of love. Man is God’s image-bearer and thus has great value to God and man himself. So, in the same light God also tells us to make it right with the man you hurt if you desire healing (Jm 5:16). But, what is often the reaction when God tells us to make it right… humility, pride and arrogance often get in the way. Yet surely, if we are able to confess to God we have sinned and are sorry, are we not able to say we’re sorry to a man as well! He is your equal, fellow-heir, and if not potentially through your humility and honest love would come to be. If not, such repentance is meaningless hypocrisy. This is why many have a deadness of spirit, always trying to make it right with God, yet avoiding righteousness with God’s creation. We cannot trample human relationships and expect our relationship with God to be lovely, beautiful and honest. Apologizing is not about proven who is right, it’s about valuing the creation and relationship over your ego.

Always keep your words soft and tender, you never know when you might have to eat them.

HSAY… Todd

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