Cgeneration devotional

Are we honouring God with our finances and the material things that He’s blessed us with? We saw during last week’s devotional that Cain offered a sacrifice that was rejected by God which means that God doesn’t accept everything that we give to Him.

So how can we ensure that what we give is honourable to God?

Isaiah‬ ‭29‬:‭13‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.”

No matter how much we sing, pray, serve and say we that we honour God, if it doesn’t come genuinely from our hearts, it’s not honour.

In 1 Samuel 2 Vs 30, God established a law regarding honour. He said ….

‭‭I will honor those who honor me, and I will despise those who think lightly of me.”

Romans‬ ‭13‬:‭7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.”

Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭37‬ ‭NLT‬‬

““Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.”

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God has given us His law about forgiveness and He has commanded us to forgive others the same way we have been forgiven. But how do you actually perceive forgiveness? Do you think you’re doing people a favour by forgiving them?

When someone offends us, should we just swallow it and act like we’re not hurt and everything is okay because God has commanded us to forgive?

Luke‬ ‭17‬:‭3‬ ‭EASY‬‬ says

“Be careful how you live. If your Christian brother does something wrong, speak to him. Tell him that he has done a bad thing. He may say, “I am sorry for what I did. I will not do it again.” If he says that, you must forgive him.”

How many times should we forgive people particularly when they keep committing the same offence against us?

The Bible teaches us that forgiveness brings healing and restoration. Even Psychologists and medical researchers have proven that unforgiveness and bitterness can cause stress in our bodies that can lead to very severe diseases like high blood pressure, migraines, ulcers, cancers, depression and so on.

So the big question is ‘is unforgiveness really worth all the trouble?’.

When we refuse to forgive others, we are hurting ourselves much more than the people we’re holding in unforgiveness. This is because if we don’t forgive, we can’t receive any forgiveness from God and that’s a terrible place to be!

Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.”

If Jesus could forgive all the evil and injustice done to him, who are we not to forgive?