"Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him."
Today's is another short one. It relates to the members of Christ's Church how they are to interact with one another.
In the first part of the lesson, Jesus warns that we are to be careful not to prevent children from seeking out the gospel of Christ. We should encourage them as we would an adult.
If our brothers and sisters in Christ do harm to us, we are to approach them about it, but so long as they repent the harm and ask forgiveness we are to be faithful to ALWAYS forgive.
One of the greatest failures of our society is the inability to forgive and forget.
If someone wrongs you and you harbor a grudge toward them, so long as you hold the grudge, that person controls a part of your mind and thereby a part of your life. That spite robs one of valuable time that could be spent encouraging and teaching teaching the lost.
It is always best to do as Jesus said here in today's lesson; "Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him."~
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