1 John 4:20 - If any man say, I love God, and hateth
his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his
brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God
whom he hath not seen?
Over my lifetime...I have spent alot of time with
people who claim to be Christians...I'm not talking
about just a generic label...I'm talking about folks
who claim to be saved, born-again believers.
Some of the most hateful, unforgiving people I
have met...I have met in church. Someone does
something to wrong another. It doesn’t matter how
silly or meaningless it all is, it just takes one thing
to set some people off and cause them to
hate and be unforgiving for the rest of their
lives.
They forgot that God gave the ultimate sacrifice
for us...and undeservedly so.
You can tell by the way they treat others...
You can't hide when you have anger or hatred towards
someone...it's going to come out some how.
Like hubby always says, "What's on the inside
comes out!" And it sure enough will......even when
you don't think anyone can tell.
Maybe with a hateful word whispered under
breath, a roll of the eyes...a tone in your voice...
believe it or not, body language says alot and
will usually tell on you...and lost people
are watching and listening.
...Or maybe you're one of those people who doesn't
care if people know how you feel about them...
What if that person isn't saved?
What if you think they are...but they're not?
What if they are looking to you for an example
of how a saved, sanctified, born-again believer
should forgive as Christ forgave them?
Something to think about isn't it?
Some of us need to practice some forgiveness.
The word "forgive" means to pardon one for their
trespasses. To excuse a person from the things they
have done against you...to absolve them from any
punishment....to renounce your anger at that
person, and not to hold it against them.
You cannot forgive someone, and still be angry
at them for what they have done. You cannot forgive
someone, and still hold a grudge...that wouldn't
be true forgiveness...
God tells us to forgive others as HE has
forgiven us...
Ask yourself...what has this person done to me
that I cannot forgive them when Christ forgave
me after all of my sins.
Christ asked His Father to forgive the very people
who were crucifying Him.
Don't let your anger get the best of you
and allow it to grow into hate...
We cannot hate our brother and claim to love God.
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