UCB Word For Today 26 February 2022 || Saturday Daily Devotional Message
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TOPIC:Forgiving Others (2)
SCRIPTURE: ‘Turn thou me, and I shall be turned.’ – Jeremiah 31:18 KJV
UCB Word For Today 26 February 2022 MESSAGE
The Bible tells us: ‘Isaac’s servants dug…a well…But the herdsmen of Gerar quarrelled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So…they dug another well, and they quarrelled over that one also.…
And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called it…Rehoboth, because he said, “For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land”’ (Genesis 26:19-22 NKJV).
What a great example of practising forgiveness. During a drought, Isaac dug wells and his enemies moved in and claimed them. It wasn’t fair, but instead of retaliating, he moved on and dug new wells – and God blessed him greatly.
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The truth is this: God will fill the emptiness in your life when you forgive those who have hurt you. Let’s face it; as long as we share this planet with other imperfect human beings, they will hurt us. There is no way to avoid it. And when the hurt goes deep, it can be hard to forgive.
Does that mean you should go around pretending that nothing is wrong, and denying how you feel? No, the first step towards healing is acknowledging your feelings. And Jesus gives us the second step: ‘Pray for those who mistreat you’ (Luke 6:28 NIV). When you do that, something unexpected happens.
Your heart softens and you start to see the offender through God’s eyes instead of your own raw emotions. ‘But I don’t want to forgive them!’ you say. Then here is step three.
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Acknowledge your unwillingness to forgive and ask God to make you willing. Pray, ‘Turn thou me, and I shall be turned.’
BIBLE IN A YEAR: Leviticus 23-24, Mark 1:1-22
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