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Tuesday

....they became fools!



Has someone ever asked for your forgiveness and you felt like they had no right to ask for it, or that they weren't worthy of forgiveness, especially from you?!
Christian, I ask you this...if this has ever been the case with you, are you truly a Christian?! One of the very roots of Christianity is forgiveness! God forgave you of your sins when you repented and excepted Christ, do the people around you deserve anything less from you? If God can forgive you, then you can surely forgive them!
Cause I am sure we have all done something in our life that we wish we could take back, or do differently, but it is in the past! Leave the past in the past, don't dwell in it! Put yourself in the position of the person you refuse to forgive, are you giving them any hope? Or showing them the love of God which SHOULD be in you?!
I forget the name of the famous person who said this, but I think these words are convicting for all! "Have you no wish for others to be saved?! Then you are not saved yourself, be sure of that!" Every Christian should have a burning desire to win people to Christ, but how will you lead someone to Christ, when all they see is your unloving actions, and unforgiving looks?!
Christian, I tell you that when we accept Christ we are a new person, and with that new person, should be the fruit of the Spirit, one of  which is forgiveness! Forgive so that you also may be forgiven! And if you think that they aren't worthy, you certainly aren't! You will be considered a fool! "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools!
Surely if we focus on a persons faults, and make them seem larger than they really are, we will be convicted of something that in the end is foolishness! Pay attention to the beam in your own eye hypocrite, only then will you see clearly to take the speck out of someone else eye!
My last point here, if God can find it in his heart to forgive you, can you not do likewise? "Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, and love them who spitefully use you." Thank you for reading and God bless you!

1 comments:

fruitfulvine said...

Thank you for sharing!