Reconciled
Mat 5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught
them, saying
Mat 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the
altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Mat 5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar,
and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy
gift.
God does NOT want
us to be HIS if we aren't right with OTHERS.
We are NOT GOD'S
if we have others against us and do NOTHING to be reconciled to them. If we have angst with others we are NOT
being God's. If we've made others
turn against us by our actions WE are NOT being GOD'S.
Jesus is teaching
us to LOVE above ALL else.
To CHOOSE the
good of others even before we choose our own good.
So we do NOT dare
insult our God by trying to show our love to HIM when we will not show love to
others as HE WANTS US TO DO!
He is our
example. We talked yesterday about imitating Christ and we can ONLY do this
through the GRACE of Christ, through HIS power, through the HOLY SPIRIT. When we submit to God, when we
surrender to God, when we allow ourselves to hold God as our CREATOR, our
REDEEMER, we are INVITING HIM to take over our lives.
As He takes over our lives, we are able to imitate HIM.
When we are living IN HIM and HE in US, we will LOVE OTHERS as HE intends
us to love them.
We will have
NOTHING against others and we can freely offer to God all that we are.
Reconciled to our
brothers.
Webster's - 'To conciliate anew; to call back into
union and friendship the affections which have been alienated; to restore to
friendship or favor after estrangement; as, to reconcile men or parties that
have been at variance.'
If we believe we
can hold grudges against others for wrongs they may have done to us, we are
wrong. Forgiveness to ALL. We have no right to hold back
forgiveness, none.
If we hold back
forgiveness then WE ARE NOT FORGIVEN.
Remember
this--
Mat 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive
our debtors.
We truly are
forgiven as we forgive.
How we live our
lives with others is what God sees, what God knows of us and our Savior is
teaching us how we MUST love others.
We must, by HIS
GRACE, learn love.
them, saying
Mat 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the
altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Mat 5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar,
and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy
gift.
God does NOT want
us to be HIS if we aren't right with OTHERS.
We are NOT GOD'S
if we have others against us and do NOTHING to be reconciled to them. If we have angst with others we are NOT
being God's. If we've made others
turn against us by our actions WE are NOT being GOD'S.
Jesus is teaching
us to LOVE above ALL else.
To CHOOSE the
good of others even before we choose our own good.
So we do NOT dare
insult our God by trying to show our love to HIM when we will not show love to
others as HE WANTS US TO DO!
He is our
example. We talked yesterday about imitating Christ and we can ONLY do this
through the GRACE of Christ, through HIS power, through the HOLY SPIRIT. When we submit to God, when we
surrender to God, when we allow ourselves to hold God as our CREATOR, our
REDEEMER, we are INVITING HIM to take over our lives.
As He takes over our lives, we are able to imitate HIM.
When we are living IN HIM and HE in US, we will LOVE OTHERS as HE intends
us to love them.
We will have
NOTHING against others and we can freely offer to God all that we are.
Reconciled to our
brothers.
Webster's - 'To conciliate anew; to call back into
union and friendship the affections which have been alienated; to restore to
friendship or favor after estrangement; as, to reconcile men or parties that
have been at variance.'
If we believe we
can hold grudges against others for wrongs they may have done to us, we are
wrong. Forgiveness to ALL. We have no right to hold back
forgiveness, none.
If we hold back
forgiveness then WE ARE NOT FORGIVEN.
Remember
this--
Mat 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive
our debtors.
We truly are
forgiven as we forgive.
How we live our
lives with others is what God sees, what God knows of us and our Savior is
teaching us how we MUST love others.
We must, by HIS
GRACE, learn love.