Colossians 3:13
13Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Applied Christianity…
This ‘Christian’ thing would be alright… if it were just me and Jesus, wouldn’t it? Maybe just me and him, some of my family members, a few friends, some of you all. You know. Just the people I get along with. Wouldn’t that be nice? But alas, it is not God’s plan. His plan for us is to be changed from the inside out. And… He let’s us take an active role in the process. Day after day, we’re faced with challenges with most of them coming from … other people. Your boss, your children, your spouse, mostly the same people from the first list. I … would love to lock myself away somewhere and spend three or four hours a day ‘communing’ with Jesus, but it is not to be so. No we’re supposed to be out here, in the mix. Interacting with fellow believers, as well as with non-believers. And sometimes, we’re supposed to be offended, hurt, ashamed, embarrassed or worse. Sometimes, we’re supposed to feel as though we’re being pushed off of a precipice. And somehow, in all of this, if we will trust and obey, we will reap the fruit of the Spirit as our reward. In order to forgive, you must have someone to forgive and some offense for which to forgive them. And… you have to be prepared to keep forgiving them over and over again (Matt. 18:21-22). I’ll close with this: I don’t often quote from James, you’ll have to ask Eric why that is J, but James sums it up very nicely with:
James 3:18
Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.
Enjoy the Journey…
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