[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] "Take the High Road" - Brenda Walsh Ministries Daily Devotion

Sat Jun 12 21:03:40 UTC 2021

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Take the High Road
When you are under attack and someone has done you wrong, it’s human nature to want to retaliate, to seek revenge, and make them pay! Sometimes you may hurt so badly that you just want to run away. But none of those things will change what happened, undo the wrong, or make you feel better about it. In fact, it will only make you feel worse. There’s only one thing that makes the pain go away and that is asking God to put forgiveness in your heart for your enemies. Only then can Jesus heal your heart. Holding on to pain, anger, and bitterness will hurt you the most, so take the high road, and forgive the undeserving, show love when you are betrayed, and bestow kindness on your persecutors! Yes, walking uphill is exhausting, requiring strength and effort, but you can trust God to help you–just reach for His outstretched hand. God never said the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worth it. And if the devil tempts you to run away from your troubles, don’t listen. Running away is a race you will never win. Sooner or later your problems will catch up with you. Anyone can run–that’s super easy–but holding God’s hand and facing your troubles will make you strong. So when you are tempted to lash out in anger, sulk in a corner or just plain run away–take the high road and claim this promise for your own in  Deuteronomy 31:6, “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Text: Luke 6:27-28, Luke 17:3-4, Colossians 3:12-15, Acts 7:59-60

Bible Texts:
Luke 6:27-28 NKJV - "But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, "bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you." 

Luke 17:3-4 NKJV - "Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. "And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him." 

Colossians 3:12-15 NKJV - Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. 

Acts 7:59-60 NKJV - And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not charge them with this sin." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

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