Posts Tagged ‘Forgiveness’
Repentance is more than just “talking a good game” with God… you’ve got to “bring it”!
Proverbs 28:13 I’ve always loved sports metaphors. I guess that’s because I grew up playing sports and appreciate the clever use of words to deal with important topics such as winning and losing. Today’s Tiny Words. Big Life. quote uses a couple of those to highlight the need for us to repent of our sins…
Read MoreGod’s grace is vastly more abundant than our ability to conjure and commit sin.
Acts 15:1-10 Our sin is like the weather. We don’t have to wait very long for the sunshine to turn into a thunderstorm. But fortunately, God loves us in all kinds of weather. Think of it this way… Imagine our universe and it’s vastness. Now double it… Then, triple that. You still haven’t even scratched…
Read MoreYou can be burned by charred matches and shot by empty guns.
Psalm 38:11-12 In the legal system, a residual estate is anything that isn’t specifically willed to someone. In farming, fertilizer that remains in the soil for future plantings is called residual nutrients. Life is like both of those. Really? How’s that? Our words and actions never actually disappear – they linger in the heart and…
Read MoreYesterday is today’s reason for considering eternity for eternal judgment is rendered on yesterday’s decisions and actions.
Job 8:8-19 Back in 1965, The Beatles had a big hit song named “Yesterday”. “YesterdayAll my troubles seemed so far awayNow it looks as though they’re here to stayOh, I believe in yesterday.” I’ll bet that Paul, John, George, and Ringo didn’t know that their song would be the introduction for a blog sixty-six years…
Read MoreEmpathy is a necessary element in forgiveness and understanding for without it forgiveness is a favor that gains no understanding.
Romans 12:15 In a sense, forgiveness is a selfish act. What? Let me explain… Feelings of anger, hatred, and resentment will wreak havoc on your spirit. When they’re present, they find a way to weave themselves into many different areas of your life – unrelated to the thing that caused them. It’s like a cancer…
Read MoreWhen someone wrongs you, rebuke with love and correct in truth but leave the judgment to God.
Man, this one is hard to do. When someone wrongs me, I generally like to bypass the rebuking and correcting and go straight for the judging. That’s why I, and every other mortal being like myself, make poor judges. Why? For starters, our knowledge of right and wrong is all over the page. It’s under…
Read MoreMan’s law is – “Innocent until proven guilty”. God’s law is – “Guilty until forgiven”.
Nobody wants to be found guilty of anything. Most of the time, we go to great lengths to prove our innocence, which is the way it should be. Aside from the law itself, the most important factor in the judgement is the judge. Men (or women) make terrible judges. We make mistakes. We overlook things…
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