It is easy to stand tall, straight, and proud in the letter "I", but we must somehow bow in order to fit into the letter "C". There is no entering into Christ without first being humbled and kneeling at His feet for mercy.
He is holy and just. We are unholy and unjust. He is pure and strong. We are impure and weak.
The good news is that our Lord is slow to anger and abounding in mercy.
For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. (Psa 86:5)
But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth. (Psa 86:15)
Have you experienced the wonder of God's forgiveness and mercy? Are you willing to be His pipeline of forgiveness and mercy to others?
Let us be willing to overlook, and even cover the the sins of our brothers and sisters in Christ, for love covers a multitude of sins.
Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins. (Pro 10:12)
He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends.
(Pro 17:9)
There is a time for personal rebuke, but the Word of God exhorts us to make a concerted effort to cover the weaknesses and transgressions of our church family, rather than expose them.
Let us choose to see the amazing things God has done in and through the lives of our brothers and sisters in Christ, and let us choose to broadcast the good things rather than the bad.
Are you willing to be God’s pipeline of compassion and encouragement to the body of Christ, and particularly to your own local church family? What good stuff have you been spreading lately?
Yours in Him,
Pastor B.
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