Colossians 3:13
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Dear friend,
We've all been hurt. Some of us feel as if we've been marred by the church, others hold deep scars given by our families or friends. The pain can seem even more severe if we've been hurt by those closest to our hearts. Some of you have been seriously injured in this way, more than I know or have experienced. Without meaning to diminish the seriousness of these offenses, I would like today to amplify our own offensiveness.
In the third chapter of Romans we learn that we have all fallen short of the glory of God, that no one seeks God, we have all turned away and have together become worthless. Our throats are open graves, our tongues are deceitful and our lips are poisonous. Our sin is deserving of death but thanks be to God who has forgiven us who believe and counted us righteous through the beautiful brutality of the cross. Let us be imitators of our Savior who was forgiving, even unto death: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do".
In Christ,
Mike
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