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A PITY PARTY

“Moved with pity, the master let the official go and wrote off the debt.” –Matthew 18:27 The Lord God is “moved with pity” when we humbly beg Him to have mercy on us (Mt 18:27). He is so moved when someone asks Him for forgiveness that He celebrates (Lk 15:23) and rejoices (Lk 15:10). Father Al Lauer, long-time author of One Bread, One Body, was fond of quoting the saying, “To err is human, to forgive is divine.” God’s nature toward pleas for forgiveness from repeat offenders is to be moved with pity, while our human nature tends toward anger...

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CLOSED MOUTH

Jesus said, “If your brother should commit some wrong against you, go and point out his fault, but keep it between the two of you.” –Matthew 18:15 Christians don’t air their grievances publicly. We don’t wash our dirty laundry for all to see. We’re not trying to hide anything but we respect people’s rights not to be talked about behind their backs and not to be confronted in public. We keep it between the two of us (Mt 18:15). Even spouses and families should not know of our complaint. Shooting off our mouths often does more harm than the original...

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A LOT OF LAUGHS

“God loves a cheerful giver.” –2 Corinthians 9:7 The word in the Greek text of Scripture translated “cheerful” is “hilaron,” from which we get the English word “hilarious.” However, because the word “hilarious” has connotations which are not in the Greek, it would not be good to translate the sentence as “God loves a hilarious giver.” Nevertheless, the translation “cheerful giver” is weak. The sentence may be better translated: “God loves a jovial giver.” We should give with more than a pleasant attitude and a smile. We should give with a laugh — even a belly laugh. Moreover, we are...

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FEAR YE, FEAR YE

“And now, Israel, what does the Lord, your God, ask of you but to fear the Lord, your God?” –Deuteronomy 10:12 “The Lord, your God, shall you fear, and Him shall you serve.” —Deuteronomy 10:20 If you go to church, you will usually be exhorted to love and serve the Lord (Dt 10:12). In a good church, you will even be told to love God “with all your heart and all your soul” (Dt 10:12) by keeping His commandments (Dt 10:13). However, there’s still something missing. Before we can love, serve, and obey the Lord fully, we must fear Him...

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TONGUE LASHING

“Do nothing to sadden the Holy Spirit.” –Ephesians 4:30 We either sadden or gladden the Spirit by the use of our tongue. Our tongues control not only our bodies but even the movement of the Spirit (Jas 3:2). Therefore “never let evil talk pass your lips; say only the good things men need to hear, things that will really help them” (Eph 4:29). “Get rid of all bitterness, all passion and anger, harsh words, slander, and malice of every kind” (Eph 4:31). Also, we must control our tongues so that “seldom is heard a discouraging word.” For example, the great...