To make matters worse, if the unforgiveness is directed toward other members of the Body of Christ, it’s an attack on Jesus Himself. He takes it very personally because, as He said in Matthew 25:40, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” Look at Acts 9:4-5, “And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest....” Jesus said, “You’re persecuting Me.”
That means if you say some snippy little something about a fellow believer, you just said it about Jesus. If you’re holding unforgiveness against a brother or sister in The LORD, you’re persecuting Him.
This is far more serious than most people realize! Once you see it for what it actually is, you’ll be like Max my grandson. This has to stop. Now! You’ll go before The LORD Jesus and tell Him you’re not going to persecute Him any longer by holding anything against anyone. You’ll commit to Him to forgive everyone of everything all the time.
“But Brother Copeland, I don’t have the strength to do that!”
Not on your own, you don’t. But you’re not on your own. You’re in this with your heavenly Father. You have His love working in you. You have His Spirit empowering you. You have within you His ability to forgive.
You also have His Book to build your faith, teach and correct you. So, take advantage of it. Have enough confidence in your Father’s love for you to do like little Max did. Go get the Book, take it to The LORD, and ask Him to give you whatever correction you need. Go to Him with a smile on your face and ask Him to spank you good if it’s necessary.
I can tell you from experience, you’ll be glad you did! V
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