LOVE AND FORGIVENESS

"When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more."

John 8:1o, 11
King James Version

We must hurt Jesus and break His heart many times when we refuse to forgive the one who have hurt us when He forgave us while hanging on the cross with the blood flowing down His body.

How dare you and I ask God to forgive us when we don't forgive those who have hurt us? I have to be honest and admit that I have to ask God many times to help me keep my big mouth shut when I am tempted to say something that will hurt someone just because that person hurt me. We read in the Bible.

"And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be." James 3:6-10

May God help all of us to be encouragers to one another and pray for one another instead of hurting Jesus and breaking His heart because of saying things to hurt people.

Joanne Lowe
August 7, 2022