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10/7/2010 - Colossians 3:12-14 The Other Guy's Faults

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SCRIPTURE: Colossians 3:12-14 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. 14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.

OBSERVATION: It seems that learning to deal with and overlook the faults of others is a real key to having the kind of relationships God wants us to have. It is the only way we can forgive. It is absolutely nessesary if we are to maintain a tenderheart and show mercy. It come from humility and requires a commitment to kindness and gentleness. That is not to say that it is easy. The faults of others are so very obvious to us. Our only hope is to remember how much we have been forgiven by God and to put on the cloak of love that God so graciously offers to us.

APPLICATION: There is someone who is really getting on my nerves at the moment. They could make life so much easier for me with just a small action on their part. Still, my job is to first love them then be gentle in the way I relate to them. I sense God calling me today to forgive and overlook their faults. That is exactly, with His help, what I intend to do.

PRAYER: Lord, help me. I want to forgive. This thing is tearing me up. I want to let go. Give me the grace to do so.

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