Have you ever had someone hurt you with their actions, lack of actions, or words? Most of us have, at least it has happened to me. You see, sin affects us in three ways. First, It can be done by us. This behavior affects our relationship with God and others because sin creates brokenness and builds up high walls by separating our relationships from those we love. (Isaiah 59:2) Evil can also be done to us by others as they betray our trust and relationship with them. Finally, and one we do not talk about enough, sin can be done in our presence. We see evil actions of those in the world or injustices done to the innocent, which can profoundly affect us. So what do we do? We must run, walk, crawl, or whatever it takes to get to the Cross of Calvary and let the sacrifice of Jesus bring cleansing and atonement to our broken hearts and forgiveness for ourselves and others as we seek to love those who have hurt us deeply. May we love and forgive others in Jesus' name. "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." (Mt 6:14–15) But does that mean people get a "pass" for hurting us or others? Not at all! The offender needs to repent, which often necessitates someone to help them see their sin in the light of God's love and grace. Remember Jesus said, "And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil." (John 3:19) We have opportunities in this life when we need to shine the light of truth into the life of someone we love.
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