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When Others Wont Forgive
I was having lunch with two men who had opened their lives to Christ while they were in prison. The younger man had been discouraged by the fact that the family from whom he had stolen would not forgive him.
My crime was violent, the older man said. It continues to haunt and affect the family to this day. They have not forgiven me, . . . the pain is just too great. At first, I found myself paralyzed by this longing for their forgiveness. He continued his story: Then one day I realized I was adding selfishness to my brokenness. Its a lot to expect that the family forgive me. I was focused on what I felt I needed to heal from my past. It took some time to realize that their forgiveness of me was a matter between them and God.
How can you stand it? the younger man asked.
The older man explained that God did for him what he didnt deserve and what others simply cant do: He died for our sins, and He keeps His promise to move our sins as far as the east is from the west (Ps. 103:12) and will not remember [our] sins (Isa. 43:25).
In the face of such great love, we honor Him by accepting His forgiveness as sufficient. We must forget what lies behind and keep pressing forward (Phil. 3:13-14).
Thank You, Father, for the work of Christ on the
cross. Help me to understand and accept what
it means for me, and to be a messenger of that
forgiveness to those I meet along the way.
The work of Christ is sufficient for every sin.
: Paul often uses the metaphor of an athlete running a race to depict the Christian life (1 Cor. 9:24-27; Phil. 2:16; 2 Tim. 4:7). In todays passage, he compares himself to someone running a long-distance race. Paul had probably been a Christian for about 30 years when he wrote this letter; he was known as the apostle to the Gentiles (Eph. 3:8; Gal. 2:8) and as a teacher of the Scriptures. He could have been content with his own spiritual maturity, but he did not consider himself as having already reached perfection (v.12 nlt). Instead, Paul persisted in pursuing Christlikeness (v.10) with the determination and vigor of a runner whose single goal is to be the first to cross the finish line.
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01/22/2015 6:05:58 PM PST by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
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Good evening, fatima...(((HUGS)))
3 posted on
01/22/2015 6:06:29 PM PST by
Kathy in Alaska
(((~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one ~)))
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4 posted on
01/22/2015 6:07:09 PM PST by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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5 posted on
01/22/2015 6:07:36 PM PST by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: 2LT Radix jr; 80 Square Miles; acad1228; AirForceMom; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; ...
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01/22/2015 6:08:00 PM PST by
acad1228
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(((HUGS))) Fatima!
"Sailing", Christopher Cross
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01/22/2015 6:09:50 PM PST by
PROCON
(Je suis Charlie Bronson.)
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Here’s a ping.Can’t stay ((((Hugs))))
9 posted on
01/22/2015 6:09:54 PM PST by
fatima
(Free Hugs Today :))
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La Mer--Jacqueline François (1948)
De Zee--Bob Scholte (1948)
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01/22/2015 6:11:04 PM PST by
Fiji Hill
(Io Triumphe!)
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01/22/2015 6:12:28 PM PST by
mylife
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16 posted on
01/22/2015 6:13:09 PM PST by
Fiji Hill
(Io Triumphe!)
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Southern Cross by Crosby Stills & Nash.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw9gLjEGJrw
Not sure why it isn’t hyperlinking.
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And what about “One Particular Harbor” by Jimmy Buffett?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5qI9lHO8Zs
To: fatima
RIP Jack Bruce
Disraeli Gears - Cream - Tales of Brave Ulysses
My first really passionate love turned me onto this LP. 48 years later I still think nice thoughts of her when I play this disk. I hope life was good to her.
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01/22/2015 6:16:07 PM PST by
ChildOfThe60s
(If you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there....)
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23 posted on
01/22/2015 6:16:46 PM PST by
bleach
(If I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.)
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01/22/2015 6:17:03 PM PST by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
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26 posted on
01/22/2015 6:17:58 PM PST by
Fiji Hill
(Io Triumphe!)
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29 posted on
01/22/2015 6:19:10 PM PST by
Veggie Todd
(The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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Great topic:
Easily my three favorite "sea songs" ...
1. "A Pirate Looks At Forty" by Jimmy Buffett
2. "Southern Cross" by Crosby, Stills & Nash
3. "Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain) by Grand Funk Railroad
30 posted on
01/22/2015 6:19:15 PM PST by
Alberta's Child
("It doesn't work for me. I gotta have more cowbell!")
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31 posted on
01/22/2015 6:19:37 PM PST by
pookie18
(22 months until the general election...)
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32 posted on
01/22/2015 6:19:58 PM PST by
Fiji Hill
(Io Triumphe!)
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