Leap Of Faith
Message of the Week “Practical Advice – Part II” by Pastor George Gnade
““Practical Advice – Part II”
Considering all the advice we learned about in Part I, I think vs. 15 is the one most of us have the hardest time doing. It says: “Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everybody else.”
Not only is that hard to do, it is hard to stop others from doing it. It is such a natural reaction. And when we hurt someone back, we all tend to say: “He deserved it.”
What we forget is that, from God’s perspective, we all deserve to be punished. But He forgave us. That is why the Lord’s prayer includes the statement: “And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.”
We have all heard the saying: “Practice what you preach.” How much more should we practice what we pray! I believe the best way to reach someone for Christ is to forgive them and be kind to them after they deliberately hurt you. Let us move on to I Thess. 5:16 -26.
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