I love how when I am reading God always seems to have a theme with what he's teaching me - right now it's God heart for unity among the body. In Matthew 18:15 it says If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you.... I stopped there, and realized...if a brother/sister sins against me - I don't go straight to that person. Nope -somehow I feel like I need to let everyone know how I have been wronged by that person. STRIKE #1
Matthew 18:35 it says This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart. Well, certainly I tell the person that I forgive them, but inwardedly I am pretty sure I am still angry, and make it a note not to forget what they have done to me. STRIKE #2
As I began journaling about all of this - I looked over at my notes from the message this Sunday where I had wrote - God says "I want unity among my people." and we must do all that we can to keep unity in the body. Ahhh - STRIKE #3
Hopefully, this finds you not "out" like me - but I ask you to search your heart, because God calls us to one body (not one pickering body) - one unified body.
Prayer - God thank you for your grace, which covers my sin, and allows me to restore relationships, not only on the outside but the inside as well. Continue to give me a heart like yours, which desires unity and right relationships.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
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I like your prayer Mikaela, for a heart like God's. I think that's a good word and something that God is asking me to do as well. Thanks for that!
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