What has been the most painful thing that has happened to you by another person?
Many of you would not want to answer this question but you would probably have a very specific answer.
In fact, many of us might have a hard time narrowing it down to one thing or one person.
Being physically, psychologically, or spiritually wounded by another person is painful and the scars often last a lifetime.
But what amazes me the most is the people who have these scars but are able to see them as beauty marks that the Lord uses to show forth His glory.
Forgiveness isn’t easy, but it is a key to not being controlled by the pain others have caused.
Forgiveness is what separates the church from the world. The world cannot be agents of healing when pain has been caused because the world will always look for justice to right a wrong. The world will always define a debt that must be paid for justice to be served.
In the governing of a people, there is most definitely a place for justice, but justice for justice sake does not bring the healing into the hearts of people who have been wounded.
This is why it is not uncommon for families of murder victims to say even after the execution of the murderer, justice may have been served, but we still do not have peace.
There is a place for justice, but in the hearts of God’s people forgiveness in the key that unlocks the pain and brings freedom into our hearts and souls, our bodies, minds, and spirits.
Forgiveness allows you to see how what the devil intended for evil God intends for good. It is not that God caused the evil to take place, but in spite of the evil God will bring healing and hope that will reach beyond your own pain to become the saving grace in another person’s life.
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