A great practicle verse for today.
Proverbs 17:9
9 He who covers a transgression seeks love,
But he who repeats a matter separates friends.
If you love somebody you are sorry for doing them wrong. So you go to that person and tell them you are sorry. Then we are hopeful that they will forgive us and we can move on in our relationship. Sounds so very simple but many times can be very hard. Depending on what the wrong was. For forgiveness to happen love must be showed on both sides. We need to see more love shown in this world of ours by both the offender and the one who was wronged.
Let us look carefully at the second part of this verse. You can tell someone you are sorry for doing them wrong but if you do it again you won't be friends for very long. To truly be sorry we must not do the offense again. So let us be true and faithful to our word and not do the same offense again! Also think about this with our heavenly Father. When we fall short and sin and then ask for forgivness...let us be true to our word and repeat that sin again. For when we do this it hurts our relationship with God! When we repent of our sins, we are saying we are turning from that sin and walking in the opposite direction! Let us not take advantage of God's mercy and grace!
God bless you all!
Tom
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