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Prejudice And Peace (2)

Tuesday April 25, 2017

God hates sin, but with His unfailing love He pursues every person who sins.  God loves even the stubborn and rebellious person and desires that they turn away from their harmful ways and turn to Him.

Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts.  Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. (Isaiah 55:7 NIV)

 One reason for prejudice is past injustice experienced by us or by those we love.  None of us can go back and undo the past.  It's impossible to correct the great wrongs of history, no matter how much we would like to.  Only God can redeem the past. Only God can bring the healing and restoration that is needed.



Do not judge others, and you will not be judged.  For you will be treated as you treat others.  The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.  And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.  (Matthew 7:1-5 NIV)

To live in peace with others, we must stop taking inventory of what we or our ancestors have lost, and stop blaming other people or groups for the record of wrongs we keep.  Acknowledging our own sinfulness in refusing to forgive is one way to receive healing for our own anger and bitterness and prejudice. We all stand guilty before our Holy God for the things we have done.  When we were mired in the sin of active addiction, God pursued us with His love.  We have forgiveness and healing and eternal life only through the finished work of Jesus on the cross. This forgiveness is also available to the person or group we may be prejudiced against. With God’s grace our neighbours in eternity could be these very people.

Prayer:  Lord, I want to stop judging others and being prejudiced against them.  I want to live in peace.  Please help me!  Amen


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