Those who have served God for a long time and have been kept from gross sins have a great deal to be humbly thankful for, but nothing to proudly boast about. ~ Matthew Henry There are so many great lessons in this one parable! Lessons on pride, greed, faith, hope, acceptance, repentance, and forgiveness. I’ve spent {a few too many} hours studying Matthew Henry’s commentary…
bless those who curse you
Forgiveness is the well from which we draw the water to wash others’ feet. ~ D. Siler I’m going to address two important issues today: pursuing resolution, and blessing those who curse us. Pursuing Resolution We are called to live vertical lives looking heavenward, not horizontally—looking at what our neighbors are doing. “She’s mad at me; she started it; I’ll forgive when she apologizes first.”…
doers of the word
Christians are the most forgiven people in the world. Therefore, we should be the most forgiving people in the world. ~ Ken Sande That quote says it all! And after all this writing, I kinda wanna yell at y’all . . . “For the love of God people, can’t we all just love each other and get along!?” But let’s pretend I didn’t write that…
the veil was torn
Before the foundation of the world was laid, God, in His divine sovereignty, planned to send His own Son to the cross to be our Savior. ~ Anne Graham Lotz Why did Jesus die on the cross? The short and simple answer is . . . so we could be forgiven of our sins and have eternal life in heaven. Today may be a tad…
does god really forgive?
“. . . as far as sunrise is from sunset, he has separated us from our sins.” Psalm 103:12 {MSG} In working on this series, I put out a couple of requests asking people for their questions and concerns relating to forgiveness. Here’s one comment I received and I feel it’s in the heart of many others: I struggle with wondering if *I* am really…