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Facing Prejudice With Courage And Truth

Saturday February 10, 2018

God hates sin, but with 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 sin in our active addiction, God pursued us with His love.  Only through our belief in the finished work of Jesus on the cross do we have forgiveness and healing and eternal life.  Jesus is also offering what we have received to the person or group we may be prejudiced against.


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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