Love and forgive this friday

Everyday again we should remember that some 2000 years ago a man was willing to do that what his Father in heaven wanted to be done, and offered himself as a lamb to wash the world of the gravity of sin by his blood.

Still every day we may have to face many struggles, pain, sorrow and many minor and big problems. Often we may see things around us which can annoy us, sometimes people may work on our nerves, but then we see that Light of the Lamb of God that showed us the way to treat others and to step over our boundaries of limitations.

Though living in this world we have decided not to be part ‘of this world’. From our inner soul the light of Christ Jesus, who died for us, is able to transpose us and to bring us to greater waters where we can swim forwards to to ‘isle of rescue’.

In the land prepared by Christ we are to be the example for others, so that they could see how we can be united in peace and show each-other brotherly love. We do have to show those around us that we are not the ones to judge. But we are the ones who are willing to forgive and to reach out our hand of loving-kindness and helpfulness, so that we with many can go together on the way to the opened gate of the Kingdom of God.

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Find additional reading:

1. Poetry of Peace
2. Your struggles develop your strengths
3. Pain and Suffering is inevitable but Misery is optional
4. From pain to purpose
5. Compassion and Discipline
6. Man’s plans prevailed by God’s purpose
7. A Great Gift commemorated
8. An unblemished and spotless lamb foreknown
9. Servant of his Father
10. The Seed Of The Woman Bruised
11. The day Jesus died
12. The Song of The Lamb #1 Visions, symbols and suggested meanings
13. The Song of The Lamb #2 Sevens
14. Kingdom Visions of a Man, Throne and Great crowd
15. Kingdom Visions of Rainbowed angel, Lamb in Mount Zion
16. Kingdom Visions of God’s judgements and Marriage of the Lamb
17. 14 Nisan a day to remember #3 Before the Passover-feast
18. Ransom for all
19. In the death of Christ, the son of God, is glorification
20. Ember and light the ransomed of Jehovah
21. The Song of The Lamb #5 Revelation 5
22. The Song of The Lamb #7 Revelation 15
23. The Song of The Lamb #8 Revelation 15 Lessons for us today
24. God’s Comfort
25. Promise of a Comforter
26. Give your tears to God
27. Everything that is done in the world is done by hope
28. Change
29. Growth in character
30. Breathing to teach
31. Prayer has comforted us in sorrow
32. A Living Faith #7 Prayer
33. A New Jerusalem
34. Judge not according to appearance
35. Belonging to or being judged by
36. Vengeance
37. Forgiveness
38. Trusting, Faith, Calling and Ascribing to Jehovah #15 Exposition before the Creator
39. Doest thou well to be Angry?
40. Forgiveness always possible
41. A man who cannot forgive others
42. He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass
43. Love is like playing the piano
44. Forgiveness is a blessing for the one who forgives
45. The Greatest of These is Love

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  When I raise that with the unconditional forgiveness crowd, they want to insist that there is a difference, that the word “forgive” means different things. I’m not convinced.
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  I let the enemy convince me my sins are trivial and he lulls me into complacency. he whispers that I’m fine and dandy, that we all live in darkness together and that is a-okay. But this morning as light flooded through my window, over a warm cup of coffee, my lonely and impure heart was brought a beautiful reminder speaking to both lies.

sheetal sharma

Sunlight slits open the dark clouds,
Crushing down my sins and bondage alike.
With Him we too were crucified that day –
Not as mere slaves or rebels but as Sons.

Forgiveness like a Balm to to my bruises,
My heart and soul now rejuvenated –
Speak – “Let the inner voice choose –
Forgiveness over vengeance !”

Harsh neighbors unite,
Arch rivals dialogue,
Nations come together –
As citizens of Humankind.

Judge Not ,nor be judged.
Condemn Not,nor be condemned,
But forgive and be Forgiven,
For Love is the only Balm for my pains.

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