Judging Self
Let us muse today from Matthew 7:2 & 5 and the subject of Judging Self as it pertains to the Doctrine of Forgiveness. Remember in verse 2 we are told that the same measurement we use to judge others will be used to judge us. I am told in…
A Judgemental Spirit
Let us muse today from Matthew 7:3&5 and a Judgemental Spirit as it relates to the Doctrine of Forgiveness. The word 'mote' in out text means a small particle or speck of straw. The word 'beam' is our word for telephone pole. Let us be careful…
A Criticizing Declaration
Let us muse from Matthew 7:1 where we find a Criticizing Declaration about forgiveness. In this verse our Lord admonishes us about a judging spirit. He says, 'judge not lest ye be judged.' The word 'judge' means to mentally decide. Let us be…
A Connecting Pronoucement
In doing this study on forgiveness I ran across five great quotes that speak much of forgiveness. Charles Haddon Spurgeon said, "If you pray Matthew 6:12 with an unforgiving spirit you have literally signed your death warrant." When John Wesley…
The Declarations Of Forgiveness
Let us begin today to look at three Declarations From Matthew's Gospel on The Doctrine Of Forgiveness. In Matthew 6:12 I find a Connecting Declaration. This is a simple statement, but simply profound. The statement is 'And forgive us our debts…
The Wonderful Provision
Let us muse today from Genesis 45:19-20 & 46:1-3,29-31 and The Wonderful Provision. When there is true forgiveness we will find abundant provision for the wounders and the wounded. In Genesis 45 Joseph sent wagon loads to provide for the…
The Directing Wonder
Let us muse today from Genesis 45:3-5,8,14-15 and The Directing Wonder. I lay before us The Wonderful Pronouncement. When Joseph reveals himself to his brothers he tells them 'you didn't send me down to Egypt, but God did.' In Genesis 50:20…
The Invisible Work
Let us muse today from Genesis 39:1-3,6,&21-23. It is here that we find the Directing Work of a Sovereign God in the life of Joseph by an Invisible Work. On four different occasions people told Joseph that 'The Lord Was With Him'. Those…
The Directing Work
Let us muse today from Genesis 37 and Joseph and The Directing Of His Life by a Sovereign God towards a Wounded Spirit. In verses 14-17 I find 'The Interposing Work'. The word 'interpose' means to inject ones self into a situation with the purpose…
A Wound Sustained
Let us muse today from Proverbs 18:14 and 17:22 and the subject of A Wound Sustained. In 18:14b the question is asked, 'A wounded spirit who can bear?' The question is answered in 14a where Solomon said, 'The spirit of a man will sustain his…