Jesus spoke about how to make a godly appeal to restore a wounded relationship. He said to “go to your brother (Mt. 5:23-24 and 18:15). The word, “brother, is generic. It may be your spouse, a dear friend, a co-worker, your child. The point is go to the person who offended you or whom you offended. Jesus applied this principle of the godly appeal—going to your brother—in two very distinct ways. Jesus presented two very different situations. First, if we have something against our brother, that is if the brother is troubling us, then we should go to him. Then Jesus turned it totally around and said that if you have troubled the brother, you go to him. So whether they are troubling you or you are troubling them, He says to the godly believer who wants to obey Him, “Go to your brother.” Take responsibility in both situations. Take the initiative to make the first step to see healing and restoration in the relationship. The Lord commands us to take initiative in both cases. In fact, every believer is commanded to “ go” to their brother in both situations. The result is that if only one of the two obeys, the process of restoration and healing begins. As sincere believers before Him, we want to be committed to obey in both situations. Lord, we want to do what You say in Your Word, and we want to love people in the way that You define love, therefore, we will go to our brother when one of us is offended or troubled.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:16:27 +0000
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