"Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you."  Ephesians 4:32

Have you ever accidently cut yourself or perhaps touched something hot and received a burn? Not a very enjoyable or graceful moment was it. But hey, now you have a souvenir, a scar, something to remember this great event in time when you had one of those days :)

Scars aren't always physical though. Many of us probably have scars on the inside, deep down, where at some point we were hurt by someone, or perhaps, we ourselves were the cause of someone else's pain. Unlike physical scars, the pain can be lasting and affect us long after the event has passed.

Forgiveness is an unbelievably strong counter to the nature of sin. When we overcome sin's desire to keep us unrepentant, angry and hurt, our scars begin to heal and the pain goes away. If we do not allow such actions, those scars continue to remind us that we are still in sin, still hurting, still not letting God heal us...

Prayer

Lord, forgive us for not forgiving one another and continuing on in the very sin nature that brings about such things. Help us Lord to overcome the flesh and it's desires to be angry and unrepentant at times. Lord, You alone have a love that we could never have. When we focus on You, strive to be in You and seek out Your council in all things, our lives become blessed. Father we ask for Your love to be laid upon our hearts that we would love one another as Your son loves us.

Lord, make us Kadosh Kadosh L'cha - Holy unto You

Shalom,
Miller & Debbie

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