The Word for Today You Must Forgive Tuesday, 18 March 2014 00:10 ...The Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Colossians 3:13 NLT By washing the dirt from His disciples feet, Jesus demonstrated His willingness to forgive their sin before they even committed it. This takes love to its highest level. You say, I am not the guilty party here. Neither was Jesus. Of the men in that room, only One was worthy of having His feet washed. And He was the One who washed the feet. The genius of Jesus example is that the burden of bridge-building falls on the strong one, not the weak one. And do you know what happens? More often than not, if the one in the right volunteers to wash the feet of the one in the wrong, both parties get on their knees. Dont we all think we are right? Hence we wash each others feet. Understand this: relationships dont thrive because the guilty are punished, but because the innocent are merciful. The mercy of Christ preceded His disciples mistakes, and our mercy must precede the mistakes of others too. Those in the circle of Christ had no doubt of His love, and those in our circles should have no doubt about ours either. Paul writes, Be kind and loving to each other, and forgive each other just as God forgave you in Christ. (Ephesians 4:32 NCV) Because Christ has forgiven us, we can forgive others. Because He has a forgiving heart, we can have a forgiving heart. When Christ truly lives within us, we have no better alternative. There is incredible power in the words, I forgive you; I love you; lets move on. Are there any sitting around your table today who need to be assured of your forgiveness? SoulFood: 2 Kings 18:17-20:21, Matt 21:33-46, Ps 115, Pro 8:1-3
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